IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows: Matthew V. Drake, Chanute, speeding (40/35), $155 Coryan Ja Maria A.A. Green, Sedan, theft, $760, probation ordered Watonna D. Parker, Iola, domestic battery, $315, probation ordered

Wings of Warriors met Jan. 20, with seven members attending. Twenty-four gift cards were given out through the end of the year, with an additional seven cards handed out in January.  Wings of Warriors lost…

The Allen County Retired School Personnel organization will meet at 12:15 Wednesday with a meal and meeting at the Mary Ellen Stadler Conference room at Allen Community College. Melissa Stiffler, career and technology education coordinator…

Brant McGhee gave the Communion Meditation, “What’s on Brant’s mind?” at Sunday’s Colony Christian Church service. Top of the list are hymns, whose words we should all strive to listen and follow. As Christians, we…

Arrests reported Richard Potts of Iola was arrested Saturday evening in the 400 block of South Buckeye Street for suspicion of trespassing. Officers made two arrests Thursday following a disturbance in the 300 block of…

EMPORIA — Several local students were among those named to the Emporia State University Honor Roll. The designation goes to those who maintain a 3.8 semester grade-point average with a full-time schedule. Local honorees are…

Walter H. Wulf, president of Monarch Cement Co., announced this morning that the firm’s Humboldt plant, one of the largest industries in Allen County, will be virtually rebuilt during the next several years. Preliminary engineering…

Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall will be in Allen County Monday for a town hall session. The event begins at noon at the Allen County Country Club, 1318 2000 St. “I look forward to the opportunity…

Gordon Conger, Iola area farmer and dairyman, was elected treasurer of the Kansas Soybean Association at the Kansas Soybean Expo in Topeka. About 450 people attended the expo, making it the largest soybean meeting ever…

The Iola Planning Commission will hear a request to rezone the old Arkhaven Nursing Home at 1336 N. Walnut to multi-family to allow a developer to convert it into apartments. The meeting is at 5:30…