Absent an executive director, the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce is using this period to not only search for new leadership but also to re-examine its goals.Shelia Lampe’s last official day at the Chamber was…

BURLINGTON — Up 21-16 over Burlington, coach Doug Kerr took his team into the locker room and laid out the game plan for the second half.It went something like this: Endure a light malfunction that…

Iola High’s varsity boys cross country team won the Pioneer League meet Thursday night at Allen Community College.The Mustangs dominated, placing five runners in the top eight spots. Iola’s team score of 24 points was…

Both Doug Desmarteau and Jeremy McGinnis could breathe a sigh of relief Wednesday night.The Allen Community College men’s and women’s soccer teams took down Coffeyville 2-0 and 3-0, respectively, at home to get back into…

The Allen Community College volleyball team hit the road and fell in three sets to Coffeyville Community College on Wednesday night (25-17, 25-7, 25-16).The sweep marks the Lady Red Devils’ 11th loss in their last…

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ performance in the Tuesday night debate showed why his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination has gained traction. As a voice for the down-trodden, his audience is growing.“Millions of Americans are working…

Serenity Rayne Lawson, infant daughter of Sterling Lawson and Jessica Vanover of Moran, Kansas, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Moran.…

Edith Gilkey, 87, of rural Emporia (Grandview Community), formerly of Chanute, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at the Golden Living Center of Chase County, in Cottonwood Falls. The daughter of William and Loreen Atteberry Daniels,…

Angie Murphy, director of 911 emergency services, received a raise of nearly $10,000 to $50,000 on Oct. 1, Allen County Counselor Alan Weber told the Register.Murphy requested the raise, contending she was underpaid compared to…

Longtime Iola attorney and area historian Clyde Toland and his wife, Nancy, a former elementary teacher, are this year’s Farm-City Days city marshals.Either apart or together, the two have made a lasting impression to area…