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.…

The Iola Middle School has announced its end of the year recognition and awards. American Legion Award: Brennan Coffield and India Barney. KSHSAA Citizenship Award: Bethany Miller and Isaac Velazquez. Principal’s Honor Roll (4.0 GPA)…

Pastor Steve Traw’s message Sunday was “Awaiting His Return,” taken from II Thessalonians, 3. Paul admonishes the Thessalonians to “not be weary in well doing” but to stay on course as they await Christ’s return.…

Youth Sunday was celebrated May 29 at Colony Christian Church. Owen Bahnsen gave our communion meditation about “Having Patient Endurance.” Romans 5:3 says, “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for…

EMPORIA — Emporia State University congratulates more than 750 undergraduates named to the university honor roll for spring 2022. Students from this area include: From Bronson: Dawn Bradford From Colony: Austin Crabtree, Benjamin Prasko From…

MANHATTAN — Iola High School FFA student Carley Dreher placed third in the Kansas FFA Prepared Public Speaking Leadership Development Event (LDE) at the 94th Kansas FFA Convention, June 1-3, on the Kansas State University…

MANHATTAN, Kansas — Three members of the Iola High School FFA were recognized for having some of the best Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) programs in the state at the 94th Kansas FFA Convention, June 1-3.…

Gov. Laura Kelly visits with Lisse Regehr, CEO of Thrive Allen County, at a fundraiser Thursday night at Perry’s in Humboldt. Kelly and her running mate, Lt. Gov. David Toland, hobnobbed with an estimated 75…