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Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer says President Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. Joining six other Republican governors, Colyer signed a letter this week that said the president should get the honor for “his transformative…

Calendar Monday-Seekers Not Slackers 4-H Club, Lone Elm Community building, 7 p.m.; Jolly Dozen Club, 7 p.m.; May 23-Fire Dept. fire meeting, Fire Station, 7 p.m. School calendar Friday-high school track regionals at Burlington; May…

Allen County Area Retired School Personnel met May 2 at Dudley’s Done Right BBQ in Iola. There were 31 members in attendance with four guests, Janie Works, Pam Powers, Dianna Cuppy and Jane Martin, the…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea today threatened to scrap a historic summit next month between its leader, Kim Jong Un, and U.S. President Donald Trump, saying it has no interest in a “one-sided”…

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump underwent a “successful” procedure Monday to treat a benign kidney condition and was expected to remain hospitalized for the rest of the week, her staff said. President Donald…

BERLIN (AP) — Police were called to investigate a domestic disturbance in a southern German town — and found a man arguing with a parrot. A resident in Loerrach, near the Swiss border, called the…

Extension Agent for 4-H This project focuses on activities related to raising a garden, flowers, forestry and field crops, all of which include planning, planting, experimenting, understanding soils, seeds, insects, plant care, harvesting, weed identification…

City to hire police YATES CENTER — Two full-time police officers soon could join the Yates Center police force. City council members agreed May 7 to hire two officers to assist Police Chief Doug Smoot,…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook believes its policing system is better at scrubbing graphic violence, gratuitous nudity and terrorist propaganda from its social network than it is at removing racist, sexist and other hateful remarks.…

Arrest reported Iola police officers arrested Bret Springfield, 52, Iola, for suspicion of battery, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness Friday in the 200 block of North Walnut Street. Citation issued Iola police officers said they…