An ordinance banning the old-fashioned privy within Iola city limits was passed yesterday afternoon by the governing body. In effect it grants one year in which such toilets may be connected with sewer lines and…

USD 257 was hit by a one-two punch of bad budget news for the coming school year. Enrollment numbers are likely to decrease, and the county’s property valuation dropped, all of which will translate to…

The number of COVID-19 cases in Kansas rose by 1,092 over the weekend, bringing the total to 31,730. One month ago, the state had 17,618 confirmed cases.  Allen County continues to have 17 confirmed cases.…

From left, Dennis Harding, Tony Leavitt, John Masterson and Andy Shaw were one of 14 teams participating in the Aug. 1 Tri-Valley Central Golf Tournament at Prairie Ridge Golf Course in Erie. Proceeds from the…

When it was suggested a week or so ago that Royals fans may want to enjoy this dicey and fickle season while it lasted and that this has the makings of an intriguing team, an…

Congratulations, college football, you now fully represent America. If not complete chaos, a pretty fair approximation of it. Mixed messages or no messages from leadership. A confused workforce. Haves gaining access to COVID-19 testing while…

Family and friends of 23-year old Daisy Coleman reacted with sorrow and shock last week following her death by suicide. “She was my best friend and amazing daughter,” her mother Melinda wrote in a heartbreaking…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia today became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine for use in tens of thousands of its citizens despite international skepticism about injections that have not completed clinical trials and…

(Editor’s note: With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. South Korean boxer Park Si-hun was interviewed 32…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — People in China are back to buying German luxury cars. Europe’s assembly lines are accelerating. Now the global economy is waiting for the United States to get its coronavirus outbreak under…