Iolan Kara Godfrey has been honored for her volunteer work. Godfrey, a member of the Iola Community Involvement Task Force/PRIDE Committee, received a Community Partner Award from the Kansas PRIDE program. The award was presented…

Mummy’s, sparkling diamonds, deep, dark mines and a shipwreck — items seemingly found in a movie or novel.  This year, they’re part of the SAFE BASE summer program, which comes to an end this week.…

Paul Edwin Glenn, 79, Kansas City, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Life Care Nursing Home in Kansas City, Kan. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service…

By most accounts, Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi was not expected to win re-election in Tuesday’s run-off primary. The elder statesman, long accustomed to coasting in his incumbency, waged a lackluster campaign that many viewed…

The Iola Seahorses competed against Cheryvale Wednesday night at Riverside Park. Results follow: Girls 11-18 200-yard free: 1. Megan Kluben, 2:46.25; 2. Della Lohman, 2:59.62; 4. Chelsea Lea, 3:32.53. 10-and-under 50yd free: 4. Audrey Powe,…

LAHARPE — The LaHarpe PRIDE Committee promises a little something for everyone who shows up at LaHarpe City Park Saturday. Those in the fitness kick can partake in either a 5-kilometer run or 3-kilometer walk…

The arrival of a new vascular surgery clinic was discussed at the board of trustees meeting of Allen County Regional Hospital Tuesday night. The clinic will offer pre- and post-operative treatment, not the actual surgery,…

Jim Potter, who has a farm that borders the Southwind Rail Trail a mile south of Iola, asked Allen County commissioners Tuesday to clean ditches and help repair fences bordering the trail. Potter said when…

Bob Nold isn’t happy with how long it is taking to rebuild four miles of Delaware Road, starting five miles east of Humboldt and running on to the east. He lives along the road. “I…

Location. Location. Location. That must have been the deciding factor for the $110,000 price tag on the Phyllis Warren home purchased by the Friends of the Bowlus in 2011. It certainly wasn’t because of the…