INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Oliver North announced Saturday that he would not serve a second term as National Rifle Association president, making it clear he had been forced out by the gun lobby’s leadership after his…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Sara Dennis, 19, Iola, Saturday for suspicion of criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct in the 400 block of North Jefferson Avenue. Kandra McCullough, 35, Iola, was arrested…

Howard Reiter gave the Communion meditation on “Ain’t it awful?” Sunday at Colony Christian Church. Jeremiah tried for 40 years to get the Israelites to repent from their idolatrous practices or face the wrath of…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Richard Lugar worked to alert Americans about the threat of terrorism years before “weapons of mass destruction” became a common phrase following the Sept. 11 attacks. The longtime Republican senator from Indiana…

I am looking for my grandmother’s relatives in the Iola area.  Her name was Nellie Opal Gay and her parents were Frank Gay (Dec 1853) and Eliza (May 1858). I would appreciate any help. -Lori…

Frank Clark will be making big bucks next season in the NFL. Kareem Hunt gets a shot at redemption. That video of Jeffery Simmons will be forgiven. Ditto for Nick Bosa’s tweets. Chances are, someone…

Iola tennis hosted a dual with Columbus on Thursday and the Mustangs came out looking strong.  Iola won all but one match, with most by a substantial margin.  Jon Miller earned his first win of…

Crest and Marmaton Valley softball battled it out in Kincaid on Thursday and each team walked away with a win. The Lady Lancers crushed the Wildcats in game one, 14-3, before Marmaton Valley responded back…

The Allen baseball team has caught ablaze as of late.  The Red Devils carry a 12-game win streak after a road sweep of Labette County, winning game one 7-0 and game two 16-3 in Parsons. …

Iola baseball went down to Neodesha and did what a team like the Mustangs should do to a team like the one-win Blue Streaks. They decimated them.  Iola moved to a perfect 12-0 after getting…