The fate of a home donated years ago to the Iola Public Library will be one of the many topics discussed at Monday’s Iola City Council meeting. Library representatives will discuss with Council members their…

TOPEKA — A proposal adding two positions to increase oversight of state agencies and make sure they’re spending money as the Legislature intended met with concerns about confidentiality and whether problems could be identified in…

(AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday misrepresented the arrest of a prominent civil rights attorney for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. On its official…

Voters picked Crest High School’s Lane Yocham as December’s Allen County December Area Athlete of the Month. Well deserved, surely, but it may have been a bit premature. After all, the junior guard has had…

FORT SCOTT — The Allen Red Devils remain undefeated in the Jayhawk Conference following Wednesday’s 66-54 victory over the Fort Scott Greyhounds.  The Red Devils improved as the game went on, incrementally increasing the previous…

FORT SCOTT — The Allen Red Devils suffered their first Jayhawk Conference loss Wednesday in a 67-64 nailbiter to the Fort Scott Community College Greyhounds.  Consistent scoring was where the Red Devils struggled. After jumping…

The Iola Mustangs made history Wednesday, sweeping a double-dual with Columbus and Fort Scott.  “We beat two teams tonight that we’ve never beaten before in school history. It was an exciting night for sure,” said…

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market rose again Thursday and regained more of its losses for the week following the latest walkback by President Donald Trump from tariffs he had earlier threatened. The…

YATES CENTER — It took Yates Center City Council members just about as much time to undo what they’d done just a day earlier, quickly voting 3-1 in a special meeting Wednesday to “quash and…

Retail sales in Iola rose slightly in 2025, contributing to higher sales tax revenues and modest gains in several other local tax categories, according to City Clerk Roxanne Hutton. The increase continues an upward trend.…