Iola’s contract to provide emergency medical services to the county is likely to be extended a year under the terms of the current pact. City Council members agreed to extend the contract after Interim City…

Cleanup work continues in Iola from the extensive storm damage from the morning of May 3. In a brief summation to City Council members Monday, Interim Iola City Administrator Corey Schinstock said limb pickup may…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is holding its second week of arguments by telephone because of the coronavirus pandemic, with audio available live to audiences around the world. The court has heard four days…

HUMBOLDT — Lower sales tax receipts and sales of gasoline have forced Humboldt city commissioners to stall the plan to improve city streets, they said at their meeting Monday night. Even with the additional half-cent…

HARLAN, Iowa (AP) — A Kansas man who sought legal permission in Iowa to engage in a sword fight with his ex-wife is not insane but merely angry over their child custody arrangement, according to…

Like most Americans, Julie Buckles, the owner of Honest Dog Books in tiny Bayfield, Wis., has had to be flexible in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Overnight, we went from hosting music, literary discussions…

Crest High School’s Gregory Hardwick was among the graduating seniors statewide to be recognized as a Governor’s Scholar for his prowess in the classroom. This year’s program was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hardwick…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR’s season started with the Secret Service doing a security check on the firesuit-clad pole-sitter for the Daytona 500 and thousands of fans waiting hours in line to pass through a…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Cassandra E. Geisler, 27, Chanute, Saturday for suspicion of trespassing and disorderly conduct. Thomas J. Hogue, 30, Iola, was arrested by Iola officers Saturday for suspicion of driving while…

Leonard Alford Wheeler, Jr., age 79, of Mt. Vernon, Mo., formerly of El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away at 4:25 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2020, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon. He…