The Iola Register’s news and advertising teams earned top honors at the Kansas Press Association’s annual awards banquet Friday in Salina, winning sweepstakes awards in both divisions for the seventh consecutive year. Competing among small…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he planned to file a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump in response to the administration’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard to confront immigration protesters who took to the streets in…

Talks between the U.S. and China kicked off in London, with the U.S. signaling a willingness to remove restrictions on exports in exchange for assurances that China is easing limits on rare earth shipments. The…

HUMBOLDT — As eager as Sarah Hart is to see that her new bookstore is a success, she’s just as intent that it’s done her way.  Hart’s soft-spoken manner somewhat belies the intensity she feels…

Iola Public Library’s new assistant director has a deep passion for service, a love of books, and a knack for community building. Laura Force stepped into her new role on April 14, bringing with her…

While there has not yet been a formal denial, it appears Iola and USD 257 will be unsuccessful in securing a federal grant to install artificial turf atop a baseball and softball field at Riverside…

Iola Chamber of Commerce staff and supporters celebrated Waters Hardware with a ribbon cutting Friday morning during the store’s grand opening. With events scheduled throughout the weekend, including free doughnuts Saturday for the first 100…

CHANUTE — So long, Royster. The Chanute USD 413 Board of Education recently approved a rebranding process to ensure all of the district’s attendance centers are a part of the “Chanute Blue Comets” family. Along…

LEAVENWORTH — A Kansas district court barred CoreCivic Wednesday from reopening its shuttered prison until the company goes through Leavenworth’s development process to receive a special use permit. Judge John Bryant, Leavenworth County District Court,…

President Donald Trump spoke by phone to China’s Xi Jinping Thursday in a bid to ease the trade war he started by slapping massive tariffs on products imported from the world’s biggest manufacturing powerhouse. There…