Amanda Gorman’s poem, “The Hill We Climb,” begins: When day comes, we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? / The loss we carry. A sea we must wade. She made…

It seems as though the news is full of headlines about nothing but bickering at all levels of government. I don’t know about you but at times I want to send them all to their…

Dear editor, All too often I hear disparaging comments about those who work in the public sector whose tasks are to make our day-to-day lives better. One remark, in my rural area, I hear too…

When Carrie C. is released from Missouri Department of Corrections’ Chillicothe Correctional Center, she will be leaving with more than just the clothes she was wearing when she entered. She’ll be carrying a college degree.…

WICHITA — Area high schools raked in the medals at the KSHSAA state track meet at Wichita State’s Cessna Stadium over the weekend. Crest’s Josie Walter and Peyton Schmidt finished tops in the girls 3200-meter…

Nancy Joan Willis, passed away Friday, May 26, 2023, in Iola.  She was born May 9, 1934, in Iola to Eugene Carl Burgess and Clara (Wilson) Burgess.  She was a 1951 graduate of Iola High…

Six Iola High baseball players were named to the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches’ All-League team over the weekend.  Three were named to the All-State Team while all six were appointed to the Pioneer All-League…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he feels good about the debt ceiling and budget deal negotiated with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as the White House and congressional leaders work to ensure its passage…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Five people remain unaccounted for, including two people whose remains may be in a pile of rubble at the site of a partially collapsed apartment building, officials of the city…

A pair of Iola softball players were recognized on the Pioneer All-League teams for their play this spring.  Senior Aysha Houk took First Team honors while sophomore Reese Curry took Second Team.  Houk started at…