Iola will generate its own power for about seven hours starting at 8 p.m. Wednesday to accommodate connection to an upgraded 69,000 kilowatt line carrying electricity from Westar. The line is Iola’s electrical umbilical cord.Connection…

Elsie L. Stovall, 101, of Iola and formerly of Neosho Falls died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at Windsor Place in Iola. Information about her life and funeral arrangements will be published when provided by Waugh-Yokum…

Virginia Adair (Redfearn) Schornick, 94, of Yates Center died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington. She was born Jan. 25, 1918, the daughter of H.E. “Woody” and Marcella (Chellis) Redfearn. She…

Dear Editor, The last time the commissioners decided to change our ambulance service, it cost the Allen County taxpayers well over $1 million. Now it looks like a lot of the same people are at…

A bit on the Internet the other day hinted that actress Glenn Close confessed to growing up in a “cult.” Turned out the cult her family had joined was Moral Rearmament, a post-World War II…

Iola City Council members will gather for a special strategic planning session at 8 a.m. Saturday. City Administrator Carl Slaugh said the crux of the meeting will focus on the city’s 2012 budget. The meeting…

Slow and steady wins the race. Earlier this month Iola High was recognized as Kansas’ best character building high school. The Kansas State Department of Education honor, which grades schools on 11 principles ranging from…

COLONY — It is the strong sense of community pride and family atmosphere between staff, teachers and students that makes Jerry Turner’s drive to school each day a joy, he said. Turner assumed the duties…

Iolan Don Hillbrant spent about three weeks in Hawaii in December, learning about bits of the state’s history, including the story of Father Damien and the island of Molokai. Now, Hillbrant hopes to share Damien’s…

Norma B. Cation, 77, of LaHarpe died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. Norma was born in Decatur, Ark., on Aug. 1, 1934, the daughter of Arthur and Laura (Hoffman)…