Bob and Beverly Johnson are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday, Nov. 20, in an unusual setting.  Beverly is recovering from extensive surgery at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City.  They were the children of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department. The changes announced Tuesday…

The Iola Mustangs practiced for the first time Monday with a new philosophy for their young but athletic basketball team. For the first time in four years, Iola was without all-time scoring leader Cortland Carson…

The Iola Mustangs may be a dark-horse candidate for a Pioneer League title with wrestlers filling most of the weight classes. Dozens of grapplers gathered early Tuesday morning in the IHS gymnasium with a renewed…

As the White House toys with the no-joke prospect of actually invading Venezuela out of (understandable) ire at the government of (reprehensible) strongman Nicolas Maduro, a damning new Human Rights Watch report says that 252…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s girls narrowly missed out on a doubleheader sweep Monday. The Wildcat A team trailed 15-7 after three quarters against visiting Northeast, but stormed back down the stretch. Alas, the…

WELLSVILLE — The Iola Middle School Mustangs took a pair of losses on the road at Wellsville Monday.  The evening looked promising early on as the junior varsity Mustangs won the opener 20-10, but the…

Members of the Trump administration have floated a new proposal to address the nation’s housing crisis. It’s a dud. They should stick to the basics. President Donald Trump took to Truth Social last weekend to…

Jordan and Austin Hendrix are brothers separated by a mere 360 days.  “We’re twins five days of the year,” jokes Austin. At age 26, Austin is as extroverted as Jordan, 27, is an introvert. Both…