Auditions for “Holder Posey, the Felonious Photographer,” the 13th annual Allen Community College Summer Theater in the Park production, are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday at the ACC College Theatre. A cast of 21 is…

Jesse Lee Holman, 18, was identified today by Allen County Sheriff Tom Williams as Moran man who died Wednesday night of an apparent drug overdose. Williams said an investigation of the incident was continuing and…

Brett Linn doesn’t look like a computer geek. He dresses neat as a pin, doesn’t carry ball-point pens in a pocket-protector and discusses his role as USD 257’s technology in a measured and thorough manner…

The Farm-City Days organizing committee will hold a meeting to recruit volunteers for this year’s festival.  The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the North Community Building.  The organizers are looking for…

Iola Blue and Gold, a 14-and-under traveling youth soccer team, finished in a tie for the 2012 SEK Recreational Soccer League championship. The Iola team has been the SEK U-14 champion two years in a…

Iola High senior Mikal Bossell did not compete in Friday’s 2012 Kansas Class 4A Regional Track Meet.  Bossell was suspended from competition for violating the Iola High School controlled substance policy. He was arrested with…

Iola High’s basketball coaches are reaching out to the younger players in the area. There will be basketball skills camps at the end of this month. The Iola coaches said they want to encourage all…

Not in more than 20 years has an Iola High golf team been — as a full team — in a Kansas Class 4A state golf tournament. Monday, two seniors and four freshmen step on…

For 46 years, Marvin “Marv” Smith has had students around him at Iola High School. He doesn’t need to be in a classroom or coaching cross country or track. Young people gravitate to Marv.Smith is…

Dear editor, We have never written a letter to the forum until now. We have attended the city council meeting and really learned a lot about city policies. These council people give a lot of…