Dale W. (Willis) Jackson, 64, Uniontown, died at his home Monday, Oct. 16, 2017.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Uniontown United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Uniontown Cemetery. Family will…

Freshman running back Aiden Jones totes the ball in the junior varsity Mustangs 22-0 win over Burlington on Monday. It was a defensive battle with Iola leading the way throughout the game. The Mustangs led…

The Allen County men’s soccer team fell 1-0 to Crowder College on Saturday after more than a week off thanks to weather canceling and postponing matches. Crowder’s offense was active early, getting lots of shots…

Dear Readers,Jeanne Myers of Iola recently wrote a friend telling of her experiences at Humboldt’s Biblesta and is kindly sharing it. Hi y’all,I wanted to share with you my experience at Biblesta yesterday in Humboldt,…

Betty I. Yokum, 95, Iola, Kansas, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, at Greystone in Iola. She was born Sept. 15, 1922, in Hiawatha, the daughter of Thomas O. and Irene Elizabeth (Buehler) Waugh. Betty lived…

Over the past few years, Humanity House has spearheaded efforts to make Iola’s downtown square a winter wonderland, replete with dozens of brightly decorated trees. The goal this year is “to take it to the…

Thursday night Jeffrey Anderson will debut as Allen Community College’s new music instructor. Anderson and choir director Alexis Lowder will lead their respective bands and choirs in a 7 p.m. performance in the Creitz Recital…

As president of Kansas Farm Bureau, Rich Felts is supposed to be a cheerleader of sorts.But that can be a challenge when agriculture is in a world of hurt, especially when economic indicators for the…

One of four bidders came in below engineer’s estimates for a pedestrian bridge over Elm Creek along South Washington Avenue.That may be all the city needs.B&B Bridge Co., St. Paul, submitted the lowest of four…

Iola volleyball struggled on Saturday at the Anderson County Invitational, going 0-3 in matches and 0-6 in sets. The Fillies opened with Burlington and fell to the Wildcats, (12-25, 12-25).Piper Moore had six kills and…