Nathan and Sandra Granger, Iola, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. April 3 at the Riverside Park Recreation Community Building.On April 2, 1960, Sandra Kay Wolf…

Gene and Bonnie Vincent, Colony, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary March 6 at a family gathering in their home.Hosts for the celebration were the couple’s children and spouses, Rick and his wife, Lesley, Catoosa, Okla.,…

Charley Joe Gowdy, 74, of rural Iola died Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Allen County Hospital in Iola.He was born June 16, 1935, on a ranch near Bristow, Okla., the son of Vernon Leroy and…

Maxine Neville Thomas, 79, of Bronson died Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at Allen County Hospital in Iola.  She was born Aug. 18, 1930, in Bourbon County, the daughter of Harold and Maude Mix Neville. She…

Editor: This letter is not about your facts or your stance on the Health Care Bill. You make some very good points, but I suspect that others just as learned as you could make equally…

As soon as the weather and daylight allow in the spring and until the days get too short in the fall, my family and I walk the trail from Oregon Road north a mile and…

Social Security starts its downward slide this year. Because of the recession and 10 percent unemployment, payroll tax receipts will fall below pensions paid out for the first time. Today’s retirees need not worry. The…

Iola High’s Mustangs made the most of playing at home Thursday. They don’t play tennis at home again this season.The rain stayed away. It was windy and cool but the sun was out. Not even…

Iola firefighters were abuzz with activity — literally — as they fought a fire at Hawley Honey, 220 N. Elm St., Thursday.The fire, reported shortly after 3 p.m., damaged a window, a drill press and…

If Ray Shannon had his druthers, city commissioners would simply drop their plans for an upcoming advisory election to help them determine the size of Iola’s next governing body. That’s because state law already has…