Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy proposed county commissioners build a new ambulance station just south of LaHarpe complete with a new radio transmission tower to relay signals from the 911 dispatch center. The site would…

A behind-the-scenes struggle over proposed changes to Kansas’ Medicaid program is coming down to the wire. Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer has offered concessions. But he appears determined to stick with his proposal to make some…

High School Softball: Fillies 17, Lady Vikings 0; Fillies 18, Lady Vikings 0 An eight-game losing streak went up in numerous puffs of dirt Tuesday night as the Iola softball team took out some frustration…

Trent Alan Rhodes, age 41, of Iola, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. Trent was born on Oct. 7, 1976, in Iola, to Robert…

Priorities began to rise to the top Tuesday night for the members of a steering committee studying whether a combination of new or renovated schools are in the future for USD 257. By evening’s end,…

Iola City Councilman Bob Shaughnessy, who has represented Iolans in the northeast part of town since 2013, resigned from the Council Monday. Shaughnessy, has frequently missed meetings, mostly due to his work as a residential…

Local youth will write the final chapter of the Allen County Young Authors program this week after 19 years and 14,319 books. The program, which encourages students in grades first through sixth to write, illustrate…

Iola water consumers will begin paying 7.5 percent more for water starting June 1, followed by another 10 percent increase Jan. 1. The rate hikes followed an extensive discussion Monday among Iola City Council members,…

Randall Doyle “Randy” Ellis, age 59, Humboldt, died at Arrowood Lane Assisted Living, Humboldt. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, Iola. A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m.…

You may have heard the practice of tree topping referred to as “heading,” “stubbing,” or “de-horning,” but regardless of what it is called, it is always a bad choice. Unfortunately, many uninformed homeowners are often…