The Iola Seahorses competed against Humboldt Wednesday night at Riverside Park. Iola swimmers came in first place 42 times during the individual races. The team won eight of 12 relay races.  “They swam really, really…

Over the years, there have been some people who question the wisdom of holding a 5k charity run named for, arguably, a terrorist act. However, the Charley Melvin Mad Bomber Run For Your Life has…

GAS — Of 33 residents returning informal surveys, 27 said they thought the old Gas School, now property of Gas, should be used for reunions, receptions and similar gatherings. Another 23 thought it should be…

Allen County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to consider giving an undetermined amount of money to help Iola deal with an anticipated financial shortfall in operation of countywide ambulance service. The motion, made by Commissioner Dick…

In a 4-to-1 vote Tuesday night Allen Community College trustees voted to take steps in consideration of selling the college farm — but with no specific time frame. Initially, a deadline of June 30, 2015,…

A fire has devastated a home in Iola, leaving a family with little more than each other and the clothes on their backs. “The house was destroyed,” said Donna Culver, Iola resident and American Red…

L. Doris Traw, 88, formerly of Emporia, died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Windsor Place Care Center, Iola. She was born Lela Doris Williamson, the youngest of 11 children, to Arthur Eben and Laura May…

Ivan Rex Calahan, 92, Iola, died Monday, July 7, 2014, at Moran Manor in Moran. He was born on Feb. 10, 1922, in Oberlin, the son of Arthur George and Pearl Mae (King) Calahan. Rex…

Richard D. Moore, 83, Independence, Mo., passed away, Monday, July 7, 2014, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Independence, Mo. Cremation is planned with a memorial Mass at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mark’s Catholic Church,…

Children are in the crosshairs of the newest debate on immigration. Since October, 52,000 have been apprehended at our border from the Central American countries of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. It’s a humanitarian crisis.…