One of Iola’s landmarks, the Northrup House, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, according to the Kansas State Historical Society. **** Carol Porter accepted a recognition award for Gates Rubber during…

Noah Gordon gave the Communion Meditation over the word “Father” at Sunday’s Colony Christian Church service. For some people, the word father can mean protector, gentleness and love. For others, it can mean anger and…

Iola Public Library’s Water Fun & Foam provided a welcome break from the heat for area children on Monday afternoon. The event, part of the library’s Summer Reading Program, was held on the Flewharty Annex’s…

The Rev. Steve Traw is the new minister at Iola’s First Christian Church. He and  wife Susan are graduates of Emporia State University where they met. Steve taught school for a year after graduation and…

Roland Thompson and Linda Clark Thompson were united in marriage on June 23, 1957, with their parents blessing at the First Christian Church, Chanute, with the Rev. Ted Hurst doing the honor.  Roland and Linda…

The Iola Chamber is in the process of collaborating with other local businesses to bring four new murals to Iola. The murals will appear over the next 12-18 months. The first mural will be on…

During the first five months of 1972, construction has started on 15 new homes in Iola. The construction spree accompanies an announcement just last week of the relocation of Inter Collegiate Press here. Practically all…

What is your favorite sport? Members of the Prairie Dell 4-H Club answered soccer, tennis, baseball, curling, ice skating, and walking at the June 8 meeting.   Lizzy Michael led members in singing “Twinkle, Twinkle…

Tuesday’s Farmers Market is from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in Iola on South State Street.  Fresh potatoes, onions, cabbage, zucchini, and green beans from Parker’s Greenhouse, as well as jam, jelly, soap, seasonings, jerky, necklaces,…

John Schmaus, Iola, and Marion M. Summer of Independence tie for first place of those graduating from KU Medical School. It’s the first time in the school’s history that two have tied for top honors.…