The scourge of a global pandemic produced an election season like no other in the U.S., persuading record numbers of Americans to cast their ballots early, forcing states to make changes to long-established election procedures…

Matt Percy, a senior golfer at Park University, secured his second Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Golfer of the Week award for the fall 2020 season Oct. 27. Percy, son of Iolans Mark and…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — State regulators will hold a virtual hearing Thursday on Evergy’s proposal to add charges to recover the cost of providing solar energy. Evergy wants to charge customers who have solar panels…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The overall economic measure of a monthly survey of Midwest business leaders hit a 16-year high for October, but the manufacturing sector of the economy remains stunted from the coronavirus outbreak,…

By any rational measure, it was a foregone conclusion that the Chiefs would clobber the New York Jets Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. At 0-7 entering the game, the Jets shaped up as hapless and hopeless…

An Iola woman who lost $1,200 to scammers wants others to learn from her mistake and protect themselves from fraud.  It’s a timely message, as other local residents have reported being the victim of various…

In the leadership project, youngsters will learn how to bring out the best in themselves. They will learn about the skills it takes to be a leader such as: understanding themselves, communicating, getting along with…

We’re tired. Everyone’s tired. This pandemic has dragged on now for eight interminable months. We’ve seen our lives disrupted in countless ways, not the least of which is the constant presence of an unpredictable virus.…

AJ Hinch and Tony La Russa are good, probably, at the jobs they were hired for. Between them, they have four World Series titles as field managers (two within the last decade), lengthy dynastic stretches…

This fall has been a pretty good one so far weather wise in my opinion.  But it won’t be long and winter will be upon us. Before the bitter cold hits, a couple of lawn…