Dear editor: I believe Terry and Susie Call have a valid point [regarding municipal recycling] but it can be extended to other areas of services.  Many times people are all for a service as long…

Mitch McConnell created a Beltway stir Thursday when the press reported that the Senate GOP leader had cast doubt on a deal for border security and aid to Ukraine and Israel. Republicans said later the…

This Tuesday’s conversation at Iola High School organized by Thrive Allen County’s high school interns brought around 300 students together to imagine what could be different and how things could improve in their hometown. It’s…

Jason and I retreated to the ICU waiting room to talk about his mother’s precipitous decline. Moments earlier the attending physician had spoken of her imminent death. “Six to 12 hours—maybe,” he said. I wanted…

Lately, we seem to be so inseparable that you might as well call us Evertilova. We have not always been so in step with each other; one of us is quiet, the other unquiet.  But…

This Tuesday’s conversation at Iola High School organized by Thrive Allen County’s high school interns brought around 300 students together to imagine what could be different and how things could improve in their hometown. It’s…

Lately, we seem to be so inseparable that you might as well call us Evertilova. We have not always been so in step with each other; one of us is quiet, the other unquiet. But…

Jason and I retreated to the ICU waiting room to talk about his mother’s precipitous decline. Moments earlier the attending physician had spoken of her imminent death. “Six to 12 hours—maybe,” he said. I wanted…

Dear editor, We wish to express our concerns regarding the City of Iola’s plan to establish a recycling service. While we understand the importance of recycling and its positive impact on the environment, we feel…

Dennis Pyle didn’t spoil the 2022 gubernatorial election for Kansas Republicans. But he did come awfully close. Pyle, you might remember, is the conservative state senator from Hiawatha who ran as an independent candidate against…