Joseph “Butch” Cline Jr., age 74, died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 at St. Luke’s Hospital on the Plaza, in Kansas City, Mo. He was born on Jan. 16, 1949 in Iola, to Joseph Cline Sr.…

Kenneth Ray Arbuckle, 60, of Iola, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Hillsboro, Oregon.  Kenny was born June 3, 1963, in Gardena, Calif., to Daniel M. Arbuckle and Wanda Jo (Skinner) Arbuckle.  Kenny and Sandra…

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil, Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade, Dominican sprinter Marileidy Paulino and Ecuadorian cyclist Richard Carapaz are among the athletes set to compete in the Pan American Games in…

Iola Middle School has announced its first quarter honor rolls. Principal’s Honor Roll 4.0 GPA Sixth grade: Jessa Ashworth, Selby Blankenship, Cora Boren, Nebula Burrow, Corbin Coffield, Bradley Cooper, Mattisyn Culp, Cade Curry, Leanna Flory,…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s economy minister and the anti-establishment upstart he faces in a presidential runoff next month began competing Monday to shore up the moderate voters they need. Economy Minister Sergio Massa…

Eighteen players from LIV Golf competed in the Masters, a number that already has been cut in half for next year. Only past Masters champions and recent major champions are currently eligible. Everyone else is…

ATLANTA (AP) — Attorney and prominent conservative media figure Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a reduced charge over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia, tearfully telling the judge she…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker Tuesday as they desperately searched for a way out of the chaos they have created, but the choice was quickly rejected by Donald…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Crews worked into Tuesday morning clearing the wreckage of more than 150 vehicles involved in a series of crashes the day before on Interstate 55 near New Orleans caused by a…

LAHARPE — LaHarpe City Council members will get to discuss their views on city matters at a candidate forum Monday at City Hall. Incumbents Austin Lee and Danny Ware Jr. are seeking re-election. They’ll be…