OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Giselle Juarez re-emerged as the star pitcher Oklahoma needed to complement its high-powered offense, and now the Sooners are national champions again. Juarez threw her second consecutive complete game, and Oklahoma…

LOS ANGELES — There’s an obvious four-word rebuttal for anyone who says that Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, as great as he’s been, is the greatest college basketball coach of all time. Goodness gracious sakes alive! The…

Success seemed to come so quickly and easily for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova as a junior, including three Grand Slam girls’ titles and a No. 1 ranking by her early teens. Not so much in the professional…

Dear editor, We are people that worked through the worst of the pandemic and did not receive extra pay. I worked 40-plus hours a week and so did my husband. — Regina Skaggs, Iola, Kan.

A tornado skipped across the north part of Allen County last night, barely missing Iola but causing considerable tree and roof damage in Moran. It did its first damage to the northwest of Iola when…

So, do you ever stop and think deeply about what you’re doing? What you might not be doing? Where you’re going? My kids are now leaving our home after being a daily part of our…

George Madison “Matt” Woodrow was born on April 27, 1951, in Cartersville, Ga., and left this earth on Sunday, June 6, 2021.  Matt lived a full life. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy on…

JERUSALEM (AP) — If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday, ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s record 12-year rule and a political crisis that inflicted four elections on…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past 18 months, 29 prisoners have escaped from federal lockups across the U.S. — and nearly half still have not been caught. At some of the institutions, doors are left…

Hard to believe that we’re almost halfway through 2021.  This year has brought unique challenges to businesses and communities as we’ve encountered supply shortages, policy changes and a difficult hiring market. However, many opportunities for…