Another masterful pitching performance has Iola’s AA American Legion squad on the cusp of another trip to the state tournament to defend its 2012 state championship.The Post 15 Indians rode the right arm of Nathan…

The demise of Detroit is just a heartbeat away for most public officials. Many of its current policies spelled doom. Trouble is, nobody bothered to read the handwriting on the wall.So what can we here…

Dear editor,Thank heaven for an eight-member council. This shifts the thought process across the city and away from a neighborhood. I understand the neighborhood concern. It comes from a lack of understanding of the real…

Saundra Kay (Sandy) Covey Hull, 67, passed away at her home in Spring, Texas, Sunday evening, July 21, 2013. She was born to John and Lorraine Covey on Oct. 1, 1945, in Blackwell, Okla. The…

ALERT: A bank robbery suspect is being sought in Iola by the Allen County Sheriff’s Department and the Iola Police Department. He is described as a white male in his early 20s. He was last…

One of the first things visitors to the new Allen County Regional Hospital will see upon entering is a big digital display that will recognize those who have made gifts to the hospital.The donor wall…

Timothy Prescott, a professor at Park University, shedded some light on just what the Underground Railroad may have been like in Kansas back in the 1850s and ’60s.The event room at the library was packed…

4-H members strutted down the runway during the 4-H Style Revue Tuesday night.After the Friends of 4-H picnic, members dressed up in their outfits for clothing construction and buymanship categories at the Dr. John Silas…

We attended the City of Iola meeting Monday evening. David Toland talked about Iola’s need for expansion. We were attending in opposition of the rezoning on North Kentucky from single family dwellings to multiple family…

Now that the city has approved rezoning the 3.8 acres on North Kentucky Street for a senior living center, it’s incumbent city officials ensure the development goes above and beyond being a good neighbor.That means…