“Boy, you miss one meeting…” Jon Wells said without finishing his thought.Wells was stranded at an airport in Chicago Monday evening, instead of joining the rest of fellow Iola City Council members in one of…

Allen County commissioners increased their budget’s property tax levy by 2.2 mills Tuesday as the first step in taking full control of countywide ambulance service.The action, which will require the budget to be republished ahead…

After a successful 2013 season, ACC’s cross country team is looking to improve. The men’s team will rely on freshmen. The women’s team is down to a single runner.Just two seasons ago, the women’s team…

The writing was on the wall.A lopsided contract that favored county taxpayers was a distinct disadvantage to Iola residents, putting city officials over a barrel to adequately manage a countywide ambulance service.Monday night they threw…

Steve Orcutt hasn’t officially taught a class for years.Still, the retired art teacher has a hankering to give area schoolchildren a final dose of fun before the summer break ends.Orcutt’s sixth annual free back-to-school midnight…

Iolans soon will be prohibited from keeping their dogs tethered to chains or leashes when kept outdoors.Instead, all dogs must be properly penned, City Council members decided.The Council directed City Administrator Carl Slaugh Monday to…

HUMBOLDT — A new state law that ended due process rights for Kansas teachers was put to use Monday when USD 258 Board of Education members fired Jeff Wilkerson, a Humboldt Middle School physical education…

Jerry Daniels, Humboldt, won the Republican nod Monday in the closest primary vote in Allen County Commission history.Daniels’ name was picked in a blind drawing to become the Republican nominee after a recount confirmed a…

With an eye toward restarting negotiations, Iola City Council members voted Monday to terminate the city’s emergency medical services contract with Allen County.Board members Steve French, Donald Becker and Beverly Franklin voted in favor of…

The men’s ACC soccer team will be young this season, returning only three starters from last year. The Red Devils finished 8-7 in 2013, after losing to Johnson County in the Region VI playoffs.Coach Doug…