American Legion baseball season is underway as a familiar face returns to Iola to lead the Junior Indians this season. Ryker Curry, a former Iola All-Pioneer League pitcher and senior on Pittsburg State’s baseball squad,…

The University of Kansas Hospital Authority is suing CVS and its subsidiaries, alleging the mega pharmacy company fraudulently diverted nearly $62 million in prescription drug savings. A lawsuit alleges money from the federal 340B program…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to be the acting director of national intelligence — elevating a real estate scion without any clear national…

INDEPENDENCE — The 72nd Annual Verdigris Valley Art Show opens Friday at the Independence Historical Museum and Art Center, 123 N. Eighth St., showcasing original works from artists across the region. Artists will compete for…

MANHATTAN — A number of area high-schoolers earned their state degrees during the annual Kansas FFA Convention May 27-29. A state degree is the highest honor the Kansas FFA Association can bestow upon its members.…

Work to begin an extensive rebuild of U.S. 54 through Iola has begun. Crews arrived en masse Monday to set up barricades and signage, paring traffic through downtown Iola to two lanes, and closing off…

Linda Rae Lind, 78, passed away at her home in Newton, Kansas on Thursday, May 28, 2026. She is survived by her husband, Lanny; sons, Christopher (Amy) of Kansas City, Kansas, and Matthew of Overland…

Lori Ann Ensminger died on May 26, 2026, at KU Medical Center. Lori Mitchell was born on May 22, 1964, in Sacramento, Calif., to Loren and Marvilla “Bobbie” (Zeigler) Mitchell. On July 19, 1986, Lori…

A child was taken to a Kansas City Hospital after being struck by a motorist at the intersection of Jefferson and Breckenridge streets in north Iola Monday. The Iola Police Department reported Michael Holtz was…

Monday’s severe weather prompted discussion at Tuesday’s Allen County Commission meeting and spurred conversation about efforts to identify possible issues with the county’s new Genasys emergency notification system. Emergency Management Director Jason Trego told commissioners…