On a night when Iola High School celebrated a storied team from its past, the 2025-26 basketball teams showed there’s plenty to cheer in present day as well. Members of the IHS girls 2006 state…

Iola’s newly seated City Council members will hit the ground running once they’re sworn in Monday. Newcomers Doug Kerr and Jeremiah Ivy will be joined by Mark Peters — who previously served on the Council…

Carri Sailor is faced with a conundrum. In a business climate where every penny is important, the Rookies owner must soon decide how to dole out exact change when customers pay with cash. Sailor is…

TOPEKA — Republican legislative leaders agreed to pay former Emporia State University president Ken Hush $50,000 to spearhead their efforts to slash spending at public universities. The five Republican members of the Legislative Coordinating Council,…

Rep. Fred Gardner said his foremost goal for the upcoming legislative session, which begins Monday, is to ensure his rural 9th District receives its share of $221 million in federal funds recently designated to Kansas…

Jorja Murcko just graduated from Fort Scott Community College’s cosmetology program in November 2025.  She’s already hit the ground running, opening It Happens Hair at 110 West Street. The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated…

TOPEKA — Kansas Supreme Court Justice Eric Rosen formally stepped into the job of chief justice Thursday by framing the delicate work of the state’s highest court as a crucial public service and proclaiming the…

U.S. President Donald Trump said a second wave of attacks on Venezuela has been canceled, citing improved cooperation from the country. Venezuela is “working well” with the U.S. on rebuilding its oil and gas infrastructure…

TOPEKA – Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland Friday announced a new round of Supporting Innovative Growth through New Signage (SIGNS) grant opportunities, building on the program’s inaugural year in 2025 with several…

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as 17 renegade GOP lawmakers…