I n the fall of 1911, President Taft was presented with a case of bottled water from the Iola Booster Club. Attached to each bottle was a label: “This bottle contains Neosho river water, nothing…

Area law enforcement agencies continue to search for Iolan Shawn Cook, who has been missing for more than a week. The Iola Police Department, with assistance from the Allen County Sheriff’s Department and Kansas Bureau…

PIQUA — Clayton Abbott and Tisha Covey lost everything they owned, “but got out with everything that was living,” in a Saturday house fire. The fire started in an attached garage while Abbott, Covey and…

Allen Community College’s baseball team was firing on all cylinders during their 18-8 beatdown of Labette Community College on Thursday. The Red Devils were anything but gracious hosts to the visitors from Labette as they…

I ask myself about this time of the year why, Bob, have you put off the inevitable? The inevitable is pulling together information so Duane McCammon, as he has for decades, can complete my state…

Dear editor, Since I moved from Chanute in the year 2000, I have seen several businesses move out: KFC, Burger King, Ken’s Pizza, Country Mart and an Italian restaurant.  What else will we see close…

Between his studies, sports, extracurricular activities and work with a local youth group, 13-year-old Gregory Hardwick seldom has time to catch his breath. That pace has quickened substantially this week after Hardwick, son of Tim…

Family members are appealing for information to learn the whereabouts of Iolan Shawn Cook, who was last seen in Iola a week ago. Cook, 33, was described by Iola police as 5 feet, 6 inches…

Amid ongoing discussions about economic development, Iola City Administrator Carl Slaugh maintained Iola is well-purposed to grow its own.  Slaugh commented at Friday’s See, Hear Iola session where he regularly gives updates about city affairs.…

Here’s a good lesson to parents: Make sure children understand that dialing 911 has implications. Madison Lee, six-year-old daughter of Kevin and Ladina Lee, LaHarpe, made the mistake earlier this month, and Angie Murphy, 911…