Armed with three sizable donations, the Community Involvement Task Force is nearing its goal to have enough cash in hand to paint trim around a pair of buildings in Iola’s Riverside Park. The group’s aim…

As the lights go up, Bryan Johnson and Katie Knoblich pop up at the head of a bed, all in swoons. Not all that great, says Knoblich of the just concluded encounter. From corner stage…

HUMBOLDT — Eleven 3-year-olds who attend the Growing Place preschool got a hands-on lesson in decorating cookies at Stacy Cakes, Etc. here Wednesday morning. Stacy Mueller, who opened a combination bakery, sandwich shop and soda…

Former Iola resident Lorraine S. Swanson, 93, of Overland Park died Monday, March 5, 2012.  She was born Sept. 22, 1918 in Savonburg, to Frank Edward and Hester Anna (Jordan) Stierwalt. She graduated from Savonburg…

Trevor John Ewing, 18, of Eaton, Colo., who has family in the Iola area, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, as result of an automobile accident. He was born Dec. 29, 1993, in Greeley, Colo., to…

Ross and Christine Hartley of Jackson Hole, Wyo., just gave $1.8 million to Baker University to help with its $10.5 million campaign to renovate and expand a campus building. The Hartleys know how to use…

Kansans over 65 would be pampered still more if a constitutional amendment bandied about in the Legislature becomes law. The amendment being considered by the Assessment and Taxation Committee of the Senate would allow the…

Ann Romney told a Fox News reporter that she didn’t consider herself wealthy because she is married to a man with a quarter of a billion dollars, give or take a few. In a philosophic…

CHARLESTON, Ill. — Four school records were set and All-America honors were earned on the indoor track at Eastern Illinois University over the weekend by Allen Community College athletes. Three of the four ACC athletes…

HUTCHINSON — Upset-minded Allen Community College’s Red Devils weren’t able to pull it off Tuesday in the first round of the NJCAA Region VI, Division I basketball playoffs. The Red Devils led one time —…