Principal’s Honor Roll (All A’s) Eighth grade — Karoline Covey, Kamry DeLaTorre, Rylee Ellison, Connor Gray, Kinley Hart, Lakyn Meadows, Thatcher Mueller and Jack Works. Seventh grade — Alexa Ellis, Aalyn Hillmon, Maelee Powell, Ty…

Powell Insurance Agency, 111 South St., in business in Iola for more than 100 years, has been sold to Marion and Shirley Houk of Moran. Owner John Powell said he sold so he could do…

Marmaton Valley High School will crown its Winter 2023 Homecoming King and Queen Friday, prior to the Wildcats’ basketball games against St. Paul. The crowning will be held at 5:30 p.m.

Iolans eager to save the Santa Fe depot were gathered at the depot yesterday collecting signatures on a petition urging the railway to offer the building for sale so that it could be used for…

Hope Unlimited collects food and supplies on Saturday morning as part of Gov. Laura Kelly’s “Be the Hope” inauguration festivities across the state. 

The Prairie Dell 4-H Club met Sunday. For roll call, members shared one goal they would each like to accomplish this year. They sang “If You’re Happy and You Know It” to kick off the…

Roger Carswell is the new director of Iola Public Library and the Southeast Kansas Library Systems. He replaces Ray Willson, who will retire in July.  *** Jean Barber soon will leave her desk in the…

Commodities will be distributed from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at Wesley UMC (301 E. Madison Ave.) in the east parking lot. Recipients receiving commodities for the first time are asked to bring…

Kit McGuffin reviewed the book “West With Giraffes,” by Lynda Rutledge at Monday’s Unity Club meeting at the St. John’s Conference Room. The book is an emotional, rousing novel inspired by the true story of…

Sovereign Robinwood Carmel, a Holstein cow owned by Ivan Strickler, Iola, recently set a new Kansas record for dairy cows, producing 24,589 pounds of milk, containing 1,043 pounds of butter fat, in 365 days. This…