Iola High’s Mustangs didn’t have their strongest season in recent memory. The Mustangs finished 4-17 this season after making it to the Class 4A-II State Tournament last year.“We lost a lot of players from last…

After experiencing the highs and lows of high school basketball, the Fillies say goodbye to six seniors: Emery Driskel, Addie Haar, Jo Loh-man, Lexie Long, Kyra Moore and Emma Piazza.To these girls it’s more than…

John Brocker, of Allen County Realty, Inc. and former club president, gave Iola Rotarians a legislative update from information provided by Luke Bell, a lobbyist who monitors goings-on in Topeka for real estate agents.The rumor…

Virginia Macha sees a vicious cycle afflicting too many young adults.“They move from one minimum wage job to another without any kind of ladder to crawl out,” Macha said. “Before long, a lot of these…

Dan Willis has occasionally toyed with the idea of running for a school board seat.He remembers getting a phone call from former Iolan Nancy Mechling when he was just out of college, asking him to…

Young students are keeping their eye on the target — both literally and spiritually — at a local archery ministry.On Target Ministries is a non-profit organization operated by Travis and Kathy Larson. The Larsons started…

You’ll never find “master gardener” after my name, but with this week’s warmer weather and a drive-by look at the Elm Creek Community Garden’s freshly worked soil, the thought of diving into the garden space…

My daughter Louise and husband Nick welcomed their second child into the world on March 4. A boy, he’s named Bruce, after Nick’s late father. On the outside he looked perfect, 10 toes and fingers,…

Peter Day Hanson, son of the Rev. Richard Ewing Hanson and Margery (Day) Hanson, and grandson of the late Perry Oliver Hanson and Ruth Ewing Hanson, Iola, died after a lengthy illness on March 8,…

LAHARPE — With five candidates seeking two City Council seats, and three running for mayor, LaHarpe residents will have plenty to decide in the April 7 general election.The LaHarpe PRIDE Committee is hosting a candidate…