CHANUTE — Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade volleyball teams traveled to Royster Middle School Tuesday. Iola’s B-team lost its first match of the season and the A-team lost in three sets.The Ponies’ B-team lost both sets,…

Soccer’s popularity in Iola is rising and Brek Ulrich, ISC Ambush coach and founder, has the numbers to back it up. When the soccer club started seven years ago, Ulrich said he had 15 kids…

Once again at the USD 258 Board of Education meeting, members of state teachers union were present to read a statement.“We believe a recall of school board members is warranted due to lack of oversight…

Iola inched closer Monday to a revamped contract to provide countywide ambulance service.Council members voted, 5-2, to have Mayor Joel Wicoff and City Attorney Robert Johnson continue negotiating with the county, with the understanding the…

Iolans will be permitted to tether their dogs outdoors, but only for an hour at a time.City Council members adopted new animal control ordinances that greatly limit the amount of time pet owners can keep…

LEXINGTON, Mo. — Allen Community College’s volleyball team was on the winning end of a five-set match with Wentworth Military Academy Monday. Allen lost the first set, 25-16.“The Red Dragons took a quick lead on us…

Iola High’s junior varsity football team struggled against Santa Fe Trail in a 34-8 loss Monday afternoon. However, the Mustangs had a different goal for the first game of the season.“Really, today was more about…

Dear editor,In regards to the Sept. 3 edition of The Iola Register, what “information” would be so important to justify $10,000 for a digital sign at City Hall in Moran? Instead, why not spend that…

Five years out of the Great Recession of 2008-09, most Americans feel stuck in a pocketbook time warp.Most still earn less than when the bottom dropped out of the housing market and Wall Street tumbled,…

Oliver O. Henkle, 97, Iola, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at Windsor Place in Iola.Oliver was born Feb. 20, 1917, on a farm northeast of Aliceville, the son of Walter and Maude (Pickering) Henkle. He…