Iola City Council members emerged without comment Thursday, following a nearly hour-long private discussion about the city’s ambulance contract with Allen County.Council members gathered for a special session for EMS negotiations with Allen County, after…

For most parents, sending their children to public school is a given. The idea of walking their kid to their first day of kindergarten and perhaps shedding a tear is just another part of the…

Jason Marciano has been principal of Lincoln Elementary for just a few weeks, but he has already come to two conclusions. One, his staff consists of dedicated individuals who are constantly seeking new ways to…

CARBONDALE — Iola High’s football team couldn’t get its offense up to speed in their season opener Friday, a 35-0 loss to Santa Fe Trail.“I don’t know if we showed up for play one, we…

Iola High’s girls tennis team hosted Independence, Parsons and Columbus in the team’s only home match of the season Thursday. Iola came in third of the four teams.“I was disappointed with our third-place win,” coach…

CARBONDALE — Iola High’s football team couldn’t get its offense up to speed in their season opener Friday, a 35-0 loss to Santa Fe Trail.“I don’t know if we showed up for play one, we…

Richard Peters will take the stage for the first time ever next week as a puppeteer.Er, scratch that.“Actually, it’ll be my second time,” Peters joked. “My first, and last.”Peters and co-star Hazel Ebberts will man…

Threats against Iola Middle School posted on Facebook are being investigated, although police do not believe there is any danger.The threats included a shooting at the school.Iola Police Chief Jared Warner said the investigation so…

Precision Pump, a manufacturer of down-hole pumps used in oil production, is under thumb of Mark Burris for the second time in its 28-year history.Burris, his wife Deanne and a partner, Dave Murfin, Wichita, purchased…

Norma L. Coker, 81, formerly of Garnett, passed away on Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at her home in Tulsa, Okla.Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Garnett Cemetery. Condolences may be left at…