ACMAT will be partnering with law enforcement and AmeriCorps Seniors today for National Drug Take Back Day. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day starts at 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Iola Police Department, 2…

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Barbara Bollier will visit Iola today for a Lawn Chair Chat at 2:30 near the bandstand on the square. Bring your own chair — and something warm to drink!

Humboldt Elementary School has released its first quarter Honor Rolls. They are as follows: All A honor rolls: Fifth grade: Collins, Carter, Bailey Daniels, Alexa Ellis, Kolton Hanson, Brystal Hudlin, Maggie McCullough, Ty Shaughnessy, Gabriela…

Altoona-Midway schools were closed Friday due to COVID-19. “USD 387 has a COVID issue that is not directly tied to a large number of positive cases,” according Superintendent Brent Kaempfe, adding that a large number…

Katelyn King Katelyn Nicole King, daughter of Brian and Erin King of Houston, Texas, was born Sept. 18, 2020, in Houston. Katelyn weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 18.5 inches long. Her maternal grandparents…

The East Central Kansas Model T Ford Club (ECKT) will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Conference Room at the Burlington Library located on Hwy 75. Members are asked to bring…

Kansas high school juniors and seniors are eligible to vie for up to $4,000 in an upcoming essay contest sponsored by the MW Grand Lodge of AF and AM of Kansas and the Kansas Masonic…

YATES CENTER —Do you know how that playground equipment at the park down the street was purchased? Or the new sign leading visitors to a local landmark? In any community, chances are that someone, or…

The Lake Fest music festival planned this weekend at Elks Lake has been shortened to one day. With the potential for rainy weather forecast for Friday, planners announced Wednesday the concert will be consolidated to…

Iolans John and Kelci Sigg announce the birth of  son, John Joseph Sigg, born Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. John weighed 8.5 pounds and was 21 inches long.…