Iola City Council members will continue discussions Monday on the city’s policies regarding past-due utility bills and an upcoming evaluation of the Iola’s sanitary sewer system. Also on the agenda is a request from Humanity…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR plans to reschedule the seven Cup Series races already postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Figuring out how to cram the events and the All-Star race into the crowded 36-race…

The Scripps National Spelling Bee won’t be held as scheduled this year because of the coronavirus, meaning years of preparation by some of the country’s top spellers could go for naught. Scripps cited state and…

Arrests reported Levi Martin, 31, Iola, was arrested for suspicion of disorderly conduct and being a pedestrian under the influence after Iola police officers were called to investigate a suspicious person in the 600 block…

A few thoughts while awaiting coronavirus: — The only time I have had similar health concerns was in the early 1950s when polio was so pervasive. The debilitating virus had been around for decades. In…

I appreciate all the ways people are making an effort to help one another during this outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. From individuals to entire governments, the focus is not only on survival but also…

Allen County Regional Hospital will further tighten visitor restrictions starting Friday morning amid efforts to limit potential coronavirus exposure to staff and patients, particularly the elderly. No visitors will be allowed at the hospital with…

County commissioners and department heads have closed the Allen County Courthouse, and declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The state of emergency will last 60 days; the courthouse closure will…

ROME (AP) — The death toll in Italy from the coronavirus overtook China’s on Thursday, and infections in the United States climbed past 10,000, in a stark illustration of how the crisis has pivoted toward…

A walk along downtown’s Madison Avenue Wednesday helps tell the story of how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Iola merchants both professionally and personally.  “We haven’t had a customer in three days,” said Cheryl Zajic,…