EMPORIA —  Area students are among nearly 500 Emporia State University students who graduated during ceremonies in December 2022.  Students from this area who graduated were: Rebecca Jean Cunningham of Iola, with a master of…

Roger Carswell returns to the library at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, with photos and tales of a three-week tour last fall of eastern Germany and western Poland.  He traveled with a friend he met…

Iola High School brought home plenty of hardware while hosting three FFA events on March 7. Members competing in ag sales, dairy cattle evaluation and poultry. Iola’s dairy cattle A and B teams placed first.…

At a meeting on March 13 at Linda Johnson’s home, members of the Unity Club learned about the book “Well, Doc, It Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time,” by Paul Waymak. Doris Stranghoner…

Wings of Warriors has handed out 23 gift cards to 19 recipients since February, club members were told at their monthly meeting March 9 at the Gas Community Building. With the group’s sponsorship drive complete,…

Elementary school students from Humboldt and Marmaton Valley took part in the Allen County Farm Bureau 2023 Safety Poster Contest. First place winners’ posters will be entered in the Kansas Farm Bureau Safety Poster Contest.…

Buck Quincy, dean of Southeast Kansas League basketball coaches, last night asked the school board to relieve him of his coaching duties. He has coached the Iola team for 13 years. He asked to be…

Iolan Clyde Toland, who over the past year released all three installments of his “Becoming Frederick Funston” book series, has garnered some national recognition in the process. Toland’s book, “American Hero, Kansas Heritage: Frederick Funston’s…

Lily Mynatt and Ava Neewman qualified in duo interpretation by placing fifth at the qualifier meet. Gabby Briggs and Emily Robertson were one place behind in sixth, also qualifying. Mynatt and Sophia Heim both qualified…

CHANUTE — Construction will begin soon on a Domino’s Pizza franchise here, the Chanute Tribune reported. The store will be erected at 1422 S. Santa Fe St, the Chanute Regional Development Authority announced. “We are…