Dear editor,Yes, you can legally float down three rivers in Kansas. The Kansas River, the Missouri and the Arkansas. However, that is all.All other rivers and streams are privately owned. Landowners have control to the…

On the morning after my dad Bob Sharp’s funeral, the Oswald Chambers devotion I read compared faith to a river. “Regardless of how small the visible effects of our lives may appear to be, we…

Our family wanted to give a big thank you to the Iola Public Library, its staff, and volunteers who did the “Great Race Iola Style” on Aug. 10. Our whole family competed as a team…

Dear editor,I am concerned the merger of the EMS services could result in services being affected countywide. As of now Iola does not have type I EMS service. It relies on Allen County for type…

We attended the City of Iola meeting Monday evening. David Toland talked about Iola’s need for expansion. We were attending in opposition of the rezoning on North Kentucky from single family dwellings to multiple family…

To the editor,Whether they are Iolans or persons from very far away, the motives of the promoters of the proposed new nursing home are clear. They each have a financial stake, whether large or small,…

Dear editor,It’s been brought to my attention recently that keeping a yard/lawn in “perfect” condition is the absolute No. 1 priority to quite a few individuals.The point being — mine was not “up to par.”…

Dear editor,In 1991, a group called Friends of the Bowlus was formed as a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to solicit donations and contribute to the capital needs of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Today,…

Dear editor,Local control that doesn’t trust the rights of the law abiding is nothing more than grass roots tyranny spawned by unfounded hysteria. This is one area that the Kansas Legislature is spot on with…

Dear editor,In a recent letter to the editor I indicated that Allen County Community Foundation (ACCF) raised over $2,000,000 to equip our new hospital. This is correct. It does not however describe the more than…