OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska company is recalling alfalfa sprouts sold in three states after 16 cases of salmonella were linked to the food. SunSprouts said Thursday that its recall covers 808 pounds  of…

The monthly meeting of the Square B 4-H Club was held Dec. 12 at the Kansas State University Extension office in Iola. President Abigail Meiwes called the meeting to order. Flag salute and 4-H pledge…

Convicted as follows: Troy A. Bland, Iola, possessing drug paraphernalia, possessing marijuana, $555, probation ordered. Robert B. Faulkner, Colony, assault (two counts), $905, probation ordered. Derrick T. Miller, Iola, theft, criminal damage to property, improper…

Margaret Ann Jackman, 70, of Elsmore, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. Margaret was born March 27, 1952, in Iola, to Willie Smith and Betty (Shepherd) Smith.  Margaret and Danny…

Iolan Gabe Walisky left his house around 11 a.m. on Thursday morning to buy groceries and stop for a quick cup of coffee when a neighbor called to tell him his house was on fire.…

Allen County commissioners set a New Year’s resolution to be more consistent in their purchasing practices as they finalized some big-ticket end-of-the-year deals and looked toward future expenses. Commissioner Bruce Symes pointed out an inconsistency…

This nation owes a debt of gratitude to Congress for passing the Electoral Count Reform Act as part of the $1.7 trillion year-end funding bill in one of the last acts of the lame-duck session.…

Rather quietly, a new age of atomic energy may be approaching. Splitting atoms may not be as exciting as fusing them, or as modish as wind and solar projects. Yet old-fashioned fission is poised to…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly and the joint House and Senate tax committee agree the 2023 Legislature ought to work on bills addressing the state income tax cliff applicable to retirees with more than $75,000…

TOPEKA — Kansans had fewer homicides, more marriages and higher numbers of drug-related deaths in 2021, a recently released summary of the year’s statistics found.  Heart disease remained the leading cause of death for Kansans…