Iola Police Chief Jared Warner reported that several counterfeit $20 and $50 bills have been used in area businesses, and urges citizens in the area to keep on the lookout.Three area merchants, who were not…

Moran city council members discussed various topics in Monday night’s meeting, the majority of which concentrated on fundraising for a new public library and the sewer repairs and renovations being done in town.Council members requested…

Walmart donates $86,111 to local community Large corporations oftentimes carry a stigma that local community is low on their priority list. Iola’s Walmart is trying to change that view. For 2012, the Walmart foundation gave…

David H. Moore, 74, passed from this life to his eternal reward on Dec. 31, 2012 in Iola. A remembrance celebration will be at 2 p.m., Saturday at Carlyle Presbyterian Church, 29 Covert St.In lieu…

Ray Aikins, 87, LaHar-pe, passed away Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 at his residence.Ray was born at South Mound on Sept. 30, 1925, the son of Oliver and Anna (Beecher) Aikins. He married Zana Neagle on…

Kansas, under Gov. Sam Brownback, is reducing the services it provides to the poor in order to shrink state government and justify last year’s huge tax cuts.An extensive article in Sunday’s Kansas City Star gave…

Good thing Kansas is safe from any more tornadoes, floods, droughts, and any other natural disasters of magnitude.Good thing, because right now our name is dirt thanks to our representatives in Congress who denied flood…

Come February, Congress must raise the U.S. debt ceiling or see the nation default on its obligations. Republicans promise to exact a fearful price for being responsible. President Obama says he won’t play that game…

Volunteers give weekends to trail safetyA group of rail trail volunteers braved the crisp cold of Saturday morning to continue working on the fence that will line the sides of the Elm Creek bridge. The…

Cleora Belle “Beebe” Mabie, 89, Park City, passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at Presbyterian Manor in Newton.Cleora was born Dec. 31, 1923, in Ellsworth County, the daughter of Ernest and Belle “Alcorn” Beebe. She…