LONE ELM — When he fell on his driveway late November, David Ensminger knew exactly what he had broken.   “It was the same hip from 39 years ago,” when he was in a horrific…

There’s a three-letter word to explain why Patrick Matarazzo agreed to direct the Iola Area Symphony Orchestra. F-U-N. “They’re in it for fun,” he said. “Some of these people have been playing instruments for 20,…

LAHARPE — The Lee family Christmas gift exchange will be loaded with sentimentality Wednesday — and a dash of competition. On purpose. In fact, Harry and Joyce Lee have already told each of their seven…

Humanity House offered a chance for area youngsters to meet Santa and pick out a Christmas gift, followed by cookies and hot cocoa Friday evening. About 150 children attended.

Your Community Foundation of Iola celebrated a successful match month, thanks to the support from community members and a substantial matching grant from the Patterson Family Foundation of Kansas City. Wrapping up the 2024 match…

Santa Claus paid a visit to Iola High School Thursday evening to partake in some revelry with the IHS cheerleaders between the Mustangs’ girls and boys varsity basketball games with Prairie View. Santa even did…

Just call them “The Sassy Sisters on South Street.” Three widowed sisters settled into a remodeled church at 503 South St. a little over a year ago. They’ve spent the ensuing months adapting the building…

City of Iola crews were busy clearing trees alongside Montana Road in the ongoing preparation of Lehigh Portland State Park Wednesday morning.  “They are clearing some road right-of-way to make way for a power line,”…

Chase Vaughn didn’t follow a typical path to becoming an attorney. But it sure hasn’t taken him long to establish a foothold in the legal community now that he’s arrived. The Iola native, who started…

Iola middle and high school orchestra students presented their winter concert Wednesday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The orchestra is directed by Kaylin Klubek. The high school advanced orchestra, above, played a medley…