A special board of trustees meeting to discuss applications received for the position of president of Allen Community College will be at 6 p.m., Oct. 11, in the Spencer Ambler board room. The meeting will…

Iola officials will reach out to the owner of an old nursing home to see if the city can schedule a full inspection of the facility. But short of getting approval, there’s not much that…

If the county is going to buy land for future housing development, a developer needs to be found first. That was the general consensus of Allen County Commissioners, who got more clarification about a recent…

TOPEKA, Kansas — Burdett Loomis, a longtime University of Kansas political scientist known affectionately as “Bird,” died Saturday at his home in Lawrence just months after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of thyroid cancer.…

Delivery driver Robert Smith sets a gazebo in place outside the Iola Public Library on Tuesday. The gazebo was purchased through an American Rescue Plan Act grant, and will allow outdoor options for reading, activities…

PITTSBURG — Iola High’s girls tennis team played well into the night at the Pittsburg Invitational Monday, with singles players Miah Shelby and Keira Fawson vying for singles wins in their respective divisions. Shelby, a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure mounting but with signs of progress, President Joe Biden will hunker down at the White House to try to strike a deal and win over two holdout Democratic senators whose support…

Amanda Holman is optimistic that if Iola High’s volleyball team could just avoid a few mistakes, the Mustangs will become a force to be reckoned with, and quickly. “It’s there,” she said. “I can see…

NEW YORK (AP) — Bronwyn Russell wears a mask anytime she leaves her Illinois home, though she wouldn’t dream of going out to eat or to hear a band play, much less setting foot on…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As conservative political groups mobilize to ban in schools what they call critical race theory, one prominent backer of Republican causes and candidates is notably absent. Leaders in the network…