Farmers and ranchers in rural Missouri and Illinois, it’s safe to say, are a pretty conservative group, firm in their longtime dedication to the deregulation and free-market principles of the Republican Party. But now might…

FRONTENAC — Three Iola High School wrestlers are state-bound after the 4A regionals on Saturday. Trent Jones, TJ Taylor, and Wyatt Westervelt advanced in their weight brackets. Jones came in second after a loss to…

Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church will distribute food commodities from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. today at the church’s east parking lot at 301 E. Madison Ave.

LaHarpe Health and Wellness organized a Daddy-Daughter Dance on Saturday. The event drew a crowd of about 50 to LaHarpe City Hall.

MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, facing a sharp spike in violence in and around territory held by Russia-backed rebels and increasingly dire warnings that Russia plans to invade, on Saturday called for Russian…

MUNICH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris warned Russia on Saturday that it will face “unprecedented” financial penalties if it invades Ukraine and predicted that such an attack would draw European allies closer to the…

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin assured the three Baltic nations Saturday that they would not be on their own if faced with security threats from Russia, but he stopped short…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High School broke out the brooms on Friday night and swept visiting Chetopa. The girls won 42-14 behind Janae Granere’s 29 points. The boys dominated in a 76-19 win. The girls…

Prospective workers by the hundreds converged on Riverside Park’s Community Building as Russell Stover Candies began accepting applications for employment. ***** Becky Nilges, president of Iola Area United Funds, gave plaques to five major contributors…

Earlier this week I wrote that Monday was a banner day because we learned that Iola is on the road to addressing a housing crunch by the fact that its three elementary schools and an…