Seventeen competitors took part Saturday in the State Farm Insurance Open, a local horseshoe tournament. Saturday’s tournament featured competitors from as far away as Topeka and Edna in Kansas and Stockton and Neosho in southern…

Dear editor, I have some ideas on how the city leaders should proceed to make Iola the best possible place for its citizens to live. The first thing is the Council needs to put together…

Humanity House has given away a ton of food this summer. Through its weekly produce giveaway session, Humanity House crossed the 2,000-pound threshold Friday, organizer Tracy Keagle reported. Keagle has marked the weekly giveaway sessions…

I t started out as an effort to help his uncle clear brush and debris one weekend. But 14-year-old Alec Sager’s contribution to the Lehigh Portland Trail’s opening south of Iola soon grew exponentially, and…

HUMBOLDT — Iola and Humboldt joined forces on Friday morning to help each other prepare for the 2016 football season. With the help of the Sterling College coaching staff, Humboldt hosted high school football programs…

HUMBOLDT — The first day of the Double-A Zone 4 Tournament in Humboldt was filled with upsets. Iola’s 5-1 win over Fort Scott in the first round put the Indians as the only higher seed…

For the second time in two weeks, police officers have been the targets of violence. Sunday, three officers in Baton Rouge, La., were gunned down.  At this writing, it’s not clear what the motive of…

  Roger Dean Springston, 60, Yates Center, formerly of Iola, died Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at his home. Per his request, no services will be held. Feuerborn Family Funeral Service of Iola assisted the family.…

Dean W. Ruckman, 53, Topeka, passed away Friday, July 15, 2016 in Topeka. Dean was born Aug. 14, 1962, in Iola, the son of Earl and Margaret Nichols Ruckman. Dean graduated from Topeka High School.…

Scores of teammates, relatives, friends and others feasted on tacos Friday in support of young Ryker Curry. Curry, 12, underwent surgery in February to repair a damaged heart valve after he complained of chest pain…