Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My son just got engaged, and we are all thrilled. He is giving me such a small list, though, that I can only include some first cousins and…

The McKenzie/Drake family reunion was July 22, 2023 at Iola’s Riverside Park.  The Joseph McKenzie family settled west of Iola in 1858 along the Neosho River. Their daughter married James Wallace Drake in 1861, also…

The Southwind Extension District is hosting a “Spa and Relaxation Program” in Iola this summer.  Youth from ages 7 to 18, along with their mom, grandma, or guardian, are invited to attend a one-day session…

A chorus of cricket chirps isn’t just summer background music — it can also be a temperature gauge. Crickets chirp faster when it’s hotter outside, according to a scientific article published in 1897. In “Cricket…

Domestic battery alleged Iola police officers are requesting a charge of domestic battery be filed against a suspect tied to a dispute reported Saturday evening in the 900 block of North Washington Avenue. Walmart thefts reported…

Unity Club members have announced their officers for the 2023-24 year. The officers were listed during Unity Club’s July 17 meet at the St. John’s Conference Room. They are, President Judy Arbeiter, Vice President Donna…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Pastor Steve Traw’s message Sunday, “Refuge in God,” was taken from the Old Testament Book of Ruth 3:1-9.    “Just as Boaz was Ruth’s kinsman redeemer, so God is the Believer’s redeemer…

Iola City Council members will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the John Silas Bass North Community Building for their regular meeting. The location has changed from its typical location, the New Community Building at…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows: Sue M. Burgess, Iola, theft, $336, probation ordered Tristan D. Fry, El Dorado, theft, $315, probation ordered Joseph M. Leftwich, Neosho Falls, driving while suspended (third…

Dear Carolyn: My wife has what I would call some anger issues. I don’t know whether she would agree. But I have asked her at various times to be “nicer” to me. (I hate putting…