On a recent morning at the Pregnancy and Family Center, formerly the Pregnancy Resource Center, volunteers met with women from all walks of life, facing various circumstances. A young woman who was thirsty and feeling…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A study released Wednesday by the U.S. Agriculture Department into the disparity between cattle prices paid to ranchers and the higher prices earned by meat processors offers more details about…

The Facebook post just before 9 last Sunday night was the kind you couldn’t help but stop and read. “Friends: I’m asking for prayers for my hometown of Logan, Kansas,” wrote Andy Stanton in a…

Winifred L. Lawrence, 97, formerly of Iola, died Sunday, July 19, 2020, at the home of her granddaughter, Allison Lawrence Hughes and husband Michael Hughes of Mission Hills. She is survived by son Bret (Linda)…

Ralph F. Johnson, Sr., age 98, a resident of Fort Scott, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020, at the Medicalodge of Fort Scott. He was born Aug. 24, 1921, in Drumright, Okla., the son of…

Floy Nelson, age 101, died Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at Windsor Place in Iola.  She was born Sept. 16, 1918, to James and Rosa (Shaw) Minkler near Kincaid.  She married Emmet W. Nelson on Aug.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has dropped a bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package on Thursday, ceding to opposition to the idea among top…

In Portland, Ore., where protesters have been active for nearly two months, masked armed federal agents without any identification have been abducting protesters into unmarked vehicles, as well as using tear gas, rubber bullets, and…

The Kansas Board of Education couldn’t meet in person Wednesday because indoor gatherings aren’t safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. So they met virtually, via Zoom, and rejected Gov. Laura Kelly’s order to delay the start…

The irony is not lost that Wednesday’s meeting to decide whether Kansas schools should delay opening until after Labor Day was conducted remotely via Zoom. Sequestered in their homes, members of the Kansas Board of…