LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lansing inmate Michael Yardley’s sense of taste and smell has faded, a tell-tale sign of the coronavirus that’s infected 551 of his fellow prisoners and killed three. “I feel like I’m…

Sen. Bernie Sanders is no longer running for president, but one of his ideas, “Medicare for All,” is more critical than ever. With more than 33 million Americans losing their jobs during the ongoing COVID-19…

A federal appeals court has issued a watershed ruling that should be viewed as both common sense and a moral imperative: The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals says children have a constitutional right to…

RUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — More than two months after a black man was fatally shot while running through a Georgia neighborhood, the white father and son arrested in the case were arraigned on charges of…

LAWRENCE — Three girls with ties to Iola performed at the Dance Out Competition March 12-14 at the University of Kansas Lied Center in Lawrence. Representing Spotlight Dance Academy from Ottawa were Alivia Sharp, Gracie…

Beverly J. Ewing, age 92, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at Allen County Regional Hospital of Iola.  Beverly was born July 21, 1927 to Earnest and Elsie (Wentworth) Wells in Iola. She attended school…

As the state’s official animal, there are few images more representative of Kansas than the bison or buffalo. If you look closely at the Kansas state flag, you can even spot Native American hunters in…

Steven “Steve” Edward Higginbotham, age 71, of Bartlesville passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa.  Steve was born on Aug. 13, 1948 in Iola, to Con and Vina…

Arrest reported Iola police officers arrested Christopher Trautloff, Iola, for suspicion of domestic battery Wednesday in the 400 block of North Cottonwood Street. Chantal Trester, Iola, was arrested for suspicion of domestic battery Wednesday in…

DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: State of Kansas ex rel DCF vs. Douglas H. Murry II State of Kansas ex rel DCF vs. Justin M. Pritchard Stacey R. Stone vs. Timothy L.…