For all it’s worth, our military prison at Fort Leavenworth is perfectly able to keep behind bars any murderer, rapist or terrorist without putting Kansas at risk.But if you listen to our elected officials, accepting…

Emma Jane DeMoss, 84, Walnut, passed away at 1:47 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, in the Girard Medical Center.Jane was born Nov. 29, 1931, in Dunlap, the daughter of Charles and Mildred (Lewis) Kendall. She…

Adam Lusker, a Democrat who represents the eastern third of Allen County in the Kansas House, warned efforts to increase farm land values still was on the mind of Sen. Jeff Melcher, R-Leawood, who proposed…

Dressed in full attire, 40 members of Iola High’s Marching Mustangs paraded into Walmart early this morning, intent on making a merrier Christmas for elementary school students.They succeeded, in short order. Divided into groups of…

Naysayers like to hold up chilly days during warm weather months as proof that climate change is hooey.Most scientists — trained to observe and analyze before reaching conclusions — think to the contrary and one…

Curtis Leon Jeffers, 89, died of natural causes Dec. 11, 2015, in Lubbock, Texas. He is survived by his son Steve (wife Kim), of Lubbock; his daughter Lori (husband Dan) of Knoxville, Md.; one sister,…

A program that provides area high school students classes in trades and technology is gaining steam, said Jack Koehn, USD 257 superintendent of schools, at Monday night’ Board of Education meeting.Koehn said a possible site…

The school district’s band program got a big boost Monday night with the gift of a semi-trailer to haul instruments to and from performances.The Iola Rotary club purchased the used moving van for the band…

Mild weather in 2015 has been kind to Iola utility customers, but hard on the city’s bottom line, City Administrator Carl Slaugh noted.Slaugh gave City Council members a quick glimpse Monday at the city’s year-end…

With construction of a new G&W Foods grocery store expected to start as early as April, and a potential apartment complex coming in shortly thereafter, Iola City Council members discussed once again whether the old…