Nine hundred boxes of produce were given out Monday morning in LaHarpe as part of a USDA-sponsored food giveaway program. The food came from Liberty Fruit Company and was handed out by volunteers to scores…

Robert Perry Scott, 87, of Iola, passed away Sept. 1, 2020, at his home.  He was born Jan. 12, 1933, to Russell G. and Opal E. (Dewey) Scott. Bob was raised in Iola, where he…

Humboldt leaders agreed to begin the process of buying a “sister” firetruck for its volunteer fire department.  “The commercial and industrial growth of town is getting ahead of our current fire-fighting capacities,” volunteer fire chief…

Dear Dr. Roach: My neurologist recently suggested that I use marijuana for insomnia and chronic pain.  Medical cannabis is legal where I live. Edibles work well but it’s hours before they take effect. Smoking and…

Dear Carolyn: My parents divorced when I was a toddler. Growing up, birthdays were huge for my sibling and me because they were one of few times all year that we got to hang out…

PARSONS — Iola High’s junior varsity football team fell on the road Monday at Parsons, 28-13. Landon Weide connected with Corbin Cloud for a touchdown for the Mustangs. Deacon Perkins scored on a touchdown run.…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The grandson of U.S. President Warren G. Harding and his lover, Nan Britton, went to court in an effort to get the Republican’s remains exhumed from the presidential memorial where they…

DENVER (AP) — A day after Tom Brady’s dud of a debut for Tampa Bay, Stephen Gostkowski failed to put all that Patriots pedigree to work in his first game with the Tennessee Titans. Until…

WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) — Hurricane Sally, a plodding storm with winds of 85 mph, crept toward the northern Gulf Coast early Tuesday as forecasters warned of potentially deadly storm surges and flash floods with up…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Saquon Barkley had one of his worst games for the New York Giants. The offensive line struggled against one of the NFL’s top front sevens and Daniel Jones showed turnovers…