WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of July…

What do we stand to gain from a weaker Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center? The answer, of course, is very little. Recent coverage of the nonprofit’s executive compensation structure has drawn warranted scrutiny. It’s a…

It’s hard to imagine us complaining about tourists crowding our favorite haunts. Maybe once the Lehigh Portland State Park gets in full swing, we’ll see longer lines at restaurants and gas stations. Hope so. It’d…

Close friends and Iola American Legion Post 15 19U Indians pitchers Grady Dougherty and Cole Mathis both tallied shutouts during Tuesday’s 14-0, 2-0 sweep of the Fort Scott Freedom. Post 15 catcher Tre Wilson belted…

Tuesday’s Iola Recreation Department league action had a myriad of different results from blowouts to nail-biters and even a rare 9-9 tie as area kids returned to the diamond.   Pigtail Sigg Motors 13, American…

The Iola American Legion Post 15 Indians 17U earned a win in the finale of Tuesday’s doubleheader to start July off on the right foot. After falling 3-2 in the opener of a doubleheader against…

The Iola Hormigas hope to bounce back from a five-game slide on the road Thursday in Blackwell after falling to the Garden City Wind 12-3 Tuesday. The Hormigas’ defense failed to find its footing as…

The Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) made its case to the Allen County Commission Tuesday morning, requesting $167,038 in funding for continued support of its growing network of mental health and substance abuse services.…

Paresthesia, a temporary nerve compression accompanied by numbness or tingling in a person’s extremities, is colloquially known as “your foot falling asleep.” The condition has led to a year of hell for Iolan Susie Jackman.…

A motorist lost control of his pickup Wednesday morning while northbound on State Street. The pickup left the roadway and crashed into the office building of the Regency Inn Motel. The condition of the driver,…