MORAN — Marmaton Valley High School will honor its senior class as part of a community graduation ceremony next Tuesday. School board members moved Graduation Day, originally set for this weekend, three days because of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday of the threat of a prolonged recession resulting from the viral outbreak and urged Congress and the White House to act further to prevent long-lasting…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High School senior Allison Heim has been chosen as a recipient of the Wanda Kay Vinson Scholarship for 2020. She was among the honorees announced through the Kansas Association for Youth…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert issued a blunt warning Tuesday that cities and states could “turn back the clock” and see more COVID-19 deaths and economic damage alike if they…

Vada Faye Snodgrass (Michael) Aikins was born in Isabel, March 23, 1931 to Leslie Reed Snodgrass and Lillie Letitia LeFever Snodgrass. She died Saturday, May 9, 2020. Vada had three brothers: Leslie Reed (L.R.) (deceased)…

LONDON (AP) — The sound of a crisply struck golf ball, not to forget the occasional hack, could be heard in England for the first time in nearly two months as courses reopened Wednesday as…

BOSTON (AP) — A Boston police officer used an electronic mating call Monday to help capture a peacock that had escaped from a nearby zoo. An officer lured the curious peacock that had escaped from…

If you like stories with split timelines or those set in the post-Civil War South, give “The Book of Lost Friends” by Lisa Wingate a try. The times are 1875 and 1987. In 1875, Hannie…

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Tuesday released a $3 trillion proposal that would provide payments to state and local governments, and another round of $1,200 checks to individuals to help them weather the impact of…

Bids to build 75 units of rental housing have been received by the Iola Housing Authority. Three firms submitted proposals ranging from $3,200,000 to $3,887,340. The project will be financed by the Department of Housing…