Work is progressing at a house being remodeled by the construction trades class at the Regional Rural Technology Center.  Because students are limited by time and skills, much of the work over the past summer…

GAS — Even when pressed, the townsfolk of Gas found little to complain about nor was their wishlist long.  They are there because they like small-town, countryesque living where the amenities of a larger city…

Allen County commissioners will send a proposal for a half-cent sales tax increase to Allen County voters this November, approving the measure at their meeting Tuesday. Revenue from the sales tax would be used to…

Just south of the square, the block of Iola’s South Street stretching from Madison Avenue to Broadway Street has attracted the Iola city council’s attention. The two-way street’s narrow lanes make for some tight turns…

The fate of the residence at 710 North St. will depend on a public hearing scheduled for Monday, Oct. 15 after Iola council members unanimously approved a motion to give its owners or other interested…

The new owners of Iola’s B&B Sterling Six Cinema have known each other a long time. Rob Mayer and Tom Struthers with RT Entertainment Inc., got their start working together at a movie theater in…

Maybe the third time will be the charm. Iola school board members voted to extend an agreement with BNIM, a Kansas City development firm, for a third year. The company hopes to convert three former…

A ribbon cutting Monday at the SEK Multi-County Health Department in Iola served to announce the office is now a breast milk drop-off location.  The Oklahoma Mothers Milk Bank, which manages a network across Oklahoma,…

COLONY — Head on over to Colony Saturday for a “Home Grown” celebration. The activities include an assortment of classic, small-town festivities including a parade, corn hole tournament, ice cream social, cakewalk and pie-eating contests.…

Scott Toland left Iola 18 years ago ready to take on the world. His goals were ambitious from the start.  Go to college, perhaps follow his father’s footsteps to law school, then work in some…