How much control does the president have over the U.S. economy? Not nearly as much as President Donald Trump claims when the news is good. And not nearly as much as Trump’s critics claim when…

What a difference a week makes.  At 9:30 a.m. on March 8, B & B Country Cafe bustled. Tables were full. Wait staff rushed to take orders and fill coffee mugs. It might be a…

By a close vote, with some 500 union members not participating, NFL players approved a new labor agreement with the league. It features a 17-game regular season, higher salaries, increased roster sizes and larger pensions…

The whiplash that Democratic primary voters experienced this campaign season is unhelpful for both the party and democracy. The perceived leader swung wildly from primary to primary, with each outcome displeasing the majority of voters…

Iola and LaHarpe city officials are closing their respective city halls to the public and taking other preventive health measures in light of the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Among the steps: — Iola City Hall,…

Area schools Marmaton Valley, Yates Center, and Crest each had players recognized on the All-Three Rivers League teams for the winter basketball season.  For MVHS, senior Bailey Griffith was the only Wildcat recipient of first-team…

Visitors to Allen County Regional Hospital will need to check themselves before they enter the facility, an early precaution to keep visitors from spreading illness to others and hospital staff amid concerns about a deadly…

CHANUTE — The Chanute Hoots, who were expected to compete in the MINK wood bat collegiate summer league, are no more.  The Hoots were scheduled to play at Katy Park. Instead, they have announced they…

In order to help maintain normalcy at area clinics, hospitals and pharmacies it’s vital that those who suspect they may have the COVID-19 virus to not act on their first impulse — walk in their…

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The UFC staged a full fight card in an empty arena Saturday night in Brazil’s capital city, sticking to its plan to keep fighting in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.…