I shuffled into the Roswell, N.M., mall a few day ago to watch my granddaughters — Alayna and Emma Johnson and Olivia Lee — get second piercings in their ears. It’s the thing to do,…

This Sunday completes the year-round commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Iola’s First Presbyterian Church, which was organized on June 24, 1864. A picnic at Riverside Park will follow the 9:30 a.m. service at the…

Baseball has been a big part of Iola’s history — especially in recent memory. Iola High’s Mustangs took second at the Class 4A-II State Baseball Tournament in 2012, just eight years after the introduction of…

Just like they’ve done the past 33 summers, Gerry and Chad Diltz will set up their fireworks stand along U.S. 54 in Gas this weekend.The father-son team will open Black Cat Fireworks on Saturday, the…

It took Phillip and Tina Patel about a year to fully remake — and rename — the old Crossroads Motel.Now, the Patels hope their efforts to make the Regency Inn a viable part of Iola’s…

Iola Middle School athletics have officially been moved into the Pioneer League after the USD 257 Board of Education members voted for the change Monday night. Burlington Middle School was already a part of the…

Security upgrades to Allen County District Court will force general operations to cost more, county commissioners learned Tuesday morning.Court Service Officer Dina Morrison and Judge Dan Creitz met with commissioners to propose a budget of…

MORAN — Second District State Representative Adam Lusker addressed the Allen County Democratic Party Tuesday evening at the Community Center in Moran. Lusker’s district includes most of Crawford County, though not Pittsburg; parts of Neosho…

Many people envision World War I pilots as glamorous heroes geared up with goggles and silk scarves flowing in the wind. The truth is it was dangerous and scary.Bill Fischer, historian at the Fort Scott…

CHANUTE — Representatives from Neosho County’s taxing districts may have a potential payment plan to refund $6.5 million to Ash Grove Cement.The plan endorsed Tuesday by representatives from the Neosho County Commission, City of Chanute,…