Over the Christmas holidays, my sons were in town. Aaron lives in New York City, attending Union Theological Seminary. Tim is in Kansas City, where he teaches high school English. Both continue to read the…

Iola council members Monday night tabled until the new year efforts to resolve whether to pay rent to have access to Allen County’s ambulance station in the 400 block of North State Street. Council members,…

During the holidays, Elyssa Jackson turns to her native roots when it comes to cooking. Jackson, 25, is a third-generation Californian who has lived in Iola a little more than a year. She came here…

Beckye Sue Parker, 58, Iola, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Beckye was born Dec. 20, 1955, in Bethany, Okla. the daughter of Gene and Peggy Sue (Davis)…

Shandie Lorene Wrench and Peter Christopher Smith will unite in marriage on March 15, 2014, at Foursquare Church in Parsons. Shandie, Iola, is the daughter of Janice Wrench, Chetopa, and the late Gary Wrench and…

Christmas will be a bit merrier for youngsters served by Hope Unlimited, thanks to a hearty donation by Allen Community College athletes.Students from all 10 ACC athletics programs — its baseball, softball, volleyball, men’s and…

L.C. Lacy never figured his love of golf would turn into a second career, much less one that involved environmental science.“That’s about what it’s come down to: education,” said Lacy, elected recently to become the…

It’s Christmas time in the city. Sheets of ice and snow flurries didn’t slow down the hustle and bustle in the Iola shops this past weekend. Last-minute Christmas shoppers plowed their way around the square…

Recapturing a piece of Iola’s former glory will help make it more of a cultural magnet than it already is.At least that’s the thinking of David Toland and Jim Smith, two of Iola’s more adventuresome…

Louella Womelsdorf, 70, Iola, passed away Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, at her home.Louella was born Sept. 14, 1943, in Devon, the daughter of Jesse and Vera (Davis) Crane. She was raised by Jeff and Lillian…