Jody Meyer has known Iola attorney Bob Johnson since law school, about 25 years. They often joked: “Wouldn’t it be fun to work together again?” Now, they are. Meyer recently joined the law firm of…

Recent muggy weather in the Midwest has more people talking about “corn sweat.” The phrase describes how corn releases moisture as it grows, which can contribute to humidity. At the end of August, as a…

Crews have run into a roadblock of sorts as construction continues for the new PrairieLand Partners facility at the northwest corner of U.S. 169 and Oregon Road.  According to Store Manager Dale Lalman, potential changes…

Sunday services were in the new church building. Pastor Chase Riebel’s sermon reminded the congregation the building is “a new battleship” from which they can work baptizing and making disciples. Darren McGhee’s communion meditation was…

No one appeared to be injured in this three-vehicle wreck at the intersection of Buckeye and Madison streets at 5:01 p.m. Friday. According to a report from the Iola Police Department, a white Ford Ranger…

HUMBOLDT —  A little trust — and more than a little persistence from a star senior — paid off for Iola High’s volleyball team Saturday. The Mustangs were at Humboldt for the Lady Cubs’ preseason…

The Prairie Dell 4-H club met Tuesday, Sept. 3 at the Iola Extension Office. Members answered roll call by naming their favorite superhero. New officers were elected. Lainey Church demonstrated how to make a Mug…

OSWEGO — Three autumns ago, Marmaton Valley and Oswego High squared off in a battle for the ages, setting a scoreboard full of state records when the Wildcats prevailed, 106-98. While Friday’s 2024 season-opener didn’t…

Jeannene “Jeanne” Ann Creitz, age 85, of Iola, passed away Sept. 2, 2024, at Heritage Health Care, Chanute, Kansas. Jeanne was born Sept. 13, 1938, in Eureka, Kansas, to Harry John Brazil and Gertrude B.…

Things were going quite well for Iola Friday evening. The Mustangs had repelled a pair of Baldwin drives deep in Iola territory, and took advantage of other Bulldog miscues to build a 17-point lead with…