State officials told Kansas schools they could fill the air with chemical mist to fight COVID-19 in classrooms. The suggested gadgets coat doorknobs, tables and other surfaces with disinfectant. But when the Kansas News Service…

The East Central Kansas Model T Ford Club will meet at 6:30 pm on Thursday, May 13,  2021, in Kelly Hall at Kelly Park. The park is on the south side of Burlington about a…

Arrest reported Iola police officers arrested Stacy Summerville Monday afternoon for suspicion of battery and disorderly conduct in the 800 block of North Street.

Iola Public Library will move into Phase 3 of its planned four-phase COVID reopening plan effective May 1. The library is returning to normal hours as well, although it will be on summer hours until…

TOPEKA — The entry point of $300,000 to $400,000 for a new house in Johnson County creates unyielding bottlenecks in the housing market for families looking to buy. Demand for housing in the state’s most…

City Slickers 4-H club met on April 11 at the Riverside Park Community Building.  Roll call was answered by the question “What is your favorite project you’re enrolled in.” 12 members, one cloverbud and one…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Christina M. Becker, Chanute, failure to dim headlights, $541 Austin E. Bradley, Iola, failure to wear a seat belt, $30 Garry E. Bradley,…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A big political battle is brewing over whether top Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature will have the final say over how the state spends more than $4.8 billion it expects to…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Polarizing conservative Kris Kobach has appointed a treasurer for a run for Kansas attorney general, a strong signal that he plans another attempt at a political comeback after losing races for…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott accused Democrats on Wednesday of dividing the country and suggested they’re wielding race as “a political weapon,” using the official Republican response to President Joe Biden’s maiden speech to Congress to…