TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023, according to Health Ministry data released on Wednesday. A government official described the situation as critical and…

Kansas lawmakers return to Topeka on June 18 for a special session on tax cuts as the state sits with billions of dollars in the bank. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is calling the special session…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing launched astronauts for the first time Wednesday, belatedly joining SpaceX as a second taxi service for NASA. A pair of NASA test pilots blasted off aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule…

Voting is open for the nominees up for the Iola Register’s Male and Female Athletes of the Month for May. Nominated on the boys side is Iola High’s Brennen Coffield, Marmaton Valley High’s Cooper Scharff…

FORT SCOTT — While Allen Community College trustees begin the search for a new president, leaders of Fort Scott Community College are facing administrative challenges of their own. Trustees there placed President Jason Kegler on…

Mickey Rutledge is amazed by how quickly Paul Jones (pictured), with the assistance of Garrett Tucker, was able to cut a tree down in her front yard last week. The house originally belonged to her…

Marmaton Valley High’s Daniel Fewins and Crest High’s Jerry Rodriguez and their respective head coaches will be in Beloit Saturday for the Kansas Eight Man-Division II All-Star Game.  Both Fewins and Rodriguez are 2024 graduates…

Marmaton Community Vacation Bible School has seen exceptional attendance this week, according to organizer Kelci Botts. “Today, we had 62 in attendance,” she noted Wednesday morning. The week-long summer camp runs through Friday, from 9…

Youngsters pulled 211 fish out of Abbott’s Pond in north Iola Saturday as part of the annual Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs derby. Ninety-five children, ages 2-17, were a part of the festivities, sponsored…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate president and Kansas House speaker said Tuesday they were intrigued by the potential of putting together an incentive package capable of attracting the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs to…