What is your favorite Winter Olympic event?  Skiing, ice skating, and bobsledding were the answers to the roll call at the Feb. 7 meeting of the Prairie Dell 4-H Club. Song leader Lainey Church led…

Five Iola High students have been chosen, based on their class ranking, to begin a six-week Kansas Honors Symposium, according to Harry Lee Jr., assistant principal. These seniors are Nolen Hodges, Bruce Mentzer, Jay Miller,…

Iola Community Involvement Task Force members spruced up the flower pots around Iola’s downtown square this week, erecting wood flowers made from scratch by Iolan Tom Nevans.

Parked car hit Titus L. Jones was southbound on South Buckeye Street the evening of Feb. 4, when he lost control of the pickup he was driving and struck a parked car owned by Richard…

Howard Reiter gave the Communion Meditation, “Gratitude is Contagious,” taken from Psalm 103, which begins and ends with “Praise the Lord, my soul.” The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in love, Reiter said.…

Humboldt High School students making the honor roll for the first semester of the 2021-2022 school year are: Principal’s Honor Roll – GPA 4.0 All A’s Seniors: Brooklyn Ellis, Landyn Reynolds, Madison Sinclair, Simon Stephens…

“American Pickers” a History Channel documentary series that explores the world of antique “picking,” is in Kansas in search of treasure. In a news release through the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce, showrunners announced they…

Items recovered  at Walmart Iola police officers said several lost items turned into Iola Walmart employees were handed over to the Police Department, including cell phones, checkbooks, eyeglasses, wallets, miscellaneous jewelry, books, keys, cosmetics, hats…

Iolan April Kroenke is being noted for her photography abilities. Kroenke, proprietor of April Kroenke Photography, was listed among Senior Style Guide’s “Hot 100” winners for 2022. Her photo of Iola High School senior Harper…

The Southwind Extension District will host a free information meeting on Old World Bluestem at the Bressner Hall on the Woodson County Fairgrounds in Yates Center at 230 p.m. Feb. 15. Old World Bluestems are…