Gina Rae Sinclair, 48, loving wife, mother and friend, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Gina was born on Sept. 27, 1966 in Milford, Del., to Richard M. and Chris “Rojahn” Wagner. She joined…

The Iola Soccer Club is nearly set to kick off its fall season.Children from the ages of six to 14 who are interested in joining the ISC Ambush should register for the team Sunday from…

Roger Carlin had a simple message for Brittney Meiwes upon his retirement this spring.“Now it’s your turn,” he told her.Meiwes, seventh-grade history, geography and economics instructor at Iola Middle School, took his words to heart.“I…

While students invariably hope their assignments come back clean — no wrong answers — David Cunningham doesn’t mind seeing his students make an error or two.“Mistake-making is part of the learning process,” Cunningham explained. “Mistakes…

Dear editor,With the recent Herff Jones announcement to close the Iola plant, and its associated painful impact on the Iola area, I was struck by the ironic  timing of a news item in last Saturday’s…

Social Security, the federal government’s retirement and disability program, is in the cross hairs of Republican presidential candidates. The wealthy view it as an entitlement program that after 80 years should be drastically revamped, if…

Aubry Keller sees several similarities between Iola and her native Pittsburg.“It seems like they both have the same types of homes,” she said. “Pittsburg has a nice strip downtown. Iola has a nice downtown, maybe…

The impending shutdown of Iola’s Herff Jones is the catalyst for an upcoming job fair, organized by Shelia Lampe, Iola Area Chamber of Commerce director, and KansasWorks, the state’s economic development engine. Lampe said the…

Allen County commissioners approved a 2016 spending plan that has an overall levy slightly lower than this year’s at an even 68 mills. This year’s was 68.09. A public hearing on the budget will be…

Allen County commissioners unanimously accepted a recommendation Tuesday from its planning commission to issue a condition use permit for Monarch Cement Company to excavate shale north of Humboldt.The decision, which came in a flat eight…