Recent Questions

Why has HCA management allowed non compliance and/or inadequate equipment or lack of trained personnel to be the cause for the absence of mammogram services for over a year now? -Submitted 02/25/2019  

What routes can we take to Kansas City without using the designated detour? -Pat Schuetz, Coffeyville –Submitted 02/23/19

What is the city council doing besides these projects to attract new businesses to the area? What are their plans if the new school and improvements don’t have the desired affect? -Gary Cardell, Iola Submitted…

Will Allen County citizens whose children attend USD 257 schools and who live outside Iola city limits see an increase in their property taxes? Or will the increase only be for Iola residents? -Rita Berntsen,…

Pretty sure heavy equipment was buried on the proposed site when it was cleaned up several years ago. How will this affect costs if contamination cleanup is necessary? -Linda Troxel, Iola Submitted 02/15/19

How far do your newspaper records go back to for researching obituaries? -Roneil Elbrader, Webb City, MO Submitted 02/14/19

Have there been proposals for speed islands on Kentucky to slow traffic around the proposed school site? -Steven Henderson, Iola Submitted 02/13/2019

Has the City of Iola committed to extending the Mo-Pac Trail, building the MKT Trail, and improving sidewalks and crosswalks to optimize walkability for the proposed new school? -Randy Rasa, Iola Submitted 02/09/19

What is the population of Iola? Would a new school bring new jobs to an area that has no workforce available to fill those jobs? -Tom, Kansas City Submitted 02/06/2019

For other similarly declining communities that have built a new school, what has been the economic impact on the community?(Did the population decline slow or stop? Did it bring in new businesses?) -R. Hale, Iola…