IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd No seat belt, fined $30: Tyler J. Pollet, Iolal, no seat belt, $30 Gannen L. Reed, Humboldt Tracy L. Schainost, Iola Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Wesley D.…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed two Republican-backed education bills on Thursday, including one that would have required high school students to pass a civics test to graduate and another that would have…

“From Burden to Blessing” was Pastor Steve Traw’s message taken from John 12:1-8.    Pastor Steve said we all have tears and emotions; Jesus who was fully human and fully God wept over the death…

Carol J. Thompson, 88, of Elsmore, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Diversicare in Chanute after a long battle with dementia. Carol was born on March 9, 1933, in Newton, the daughter of…

John F. “Punk” Kress, age 64, passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at his home in Iola, surrounded by family. Punk was born Aug. 20, 1956, to Charles and Betty (Trowbridge) Kress in Iola. He…

Several Iolans have been caught up in an eight-month investigation that led to several arrests across southeast Kansas Wednesday. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation announced the arrests as part of “Operation Spring Cleaning” involving KBI,…

Iola Middle School’s golf team brought home several medals in a pair of recent tournaments. On Wednesday, Iola took fourth as a team in Garnett at the Anderson County Invitational, led by Brennen Coffield taking…

ACC is gearing up to search for a new president. Neal Barclay, chair of the Board of Trustees, put forward a hiring timeline at Tuesday night’s meeting. He again emphasized that the search would be…

COFFEYVILLE — Allen Community College’s baseball team rebounded from a tough weekend with a pair of dominating victories Tuesday, one of which featured a five-inning no-hitter. Freshman pitcher Trey Jordan allowed only two baserunners, both…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s Emma Carson will continue her softball career next season at Fort Scott Community College. The senior third baseman praised the school’s family atmosphere, noting her older sister, Kylee, also attended Fort…