Iola’s swim team opened the 2024 season with a home meet at Riverside Park against Chanute and Humboldt. Results will be available in the weekend edition.

Local business owner Stephen Frank Norman, 77, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at his home in Iola, surrounded by family. Steve was born July 28, 1946 in Iola, to Dean A. and Marjorie…

Three Allen Community College baseball players received all-conference honors for their work on the diamond in 2024. Red Devil pitcher Jack Bland was named to the All-Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division second team, while outfielder Caleb…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes wanted to throw Shohei Ohtani something other than a fastball. Only, he couldn’t. None of Skenes’ breaking stuff had really worked during his warmup, so the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie stared…

PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek is as good as it gets in tennis at the moment, especially at the French Open. Been that way for quite some time. So her unyielding success against Coco Gauff…

Children who visited the Iola Public Library this week were excited to witness the hatching of several chicks. The eggs, donated by K-State Extension, were kept in an incubator throughout the process. “The kids were…

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. — Geno Auriemma has been coaching basketball close to 50 years, and following sports longer than that. He’s well aware of the veteran-versus-rookie dynamic. But the Hall of Fame UConn women’s coach is…

Area students interested in pursuing a trade need not worry about the cost of an education. The trustees of the Barbara and Herschel Perry Charitable Trust recently announced they will be directing the trust’s funds…

Nemesis has followed swift on the heels of Narendra Modi’s hubris. He is set to be the first Indian prime minister to serve a third term since its first, Jawaharlal Nehru. Yet rarely has an…

Law enforcement personnel from Allen, Woodson and Coffey counties have been scouring the areas around Neosho Falls this week in search of Joseph Leftwitch, who is being sought in connection with a string of thefts…