Tuesday’s election results brought a bit of drama, with at least two races too close to call. The Iola City Council and school board will have some new faces in January, as voters made their…

The Iola City Council and school board will have some new faces in January, as voters made their choices Tuesday and ousted two incumbent Council members. Meanwhile, a race for Humboldt mayor is too close…

Allen Countians will head to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in city and school board elections. Three contested Iola City Council races will be decided. Ron Ballard, who represents Ward 2, is being…

Gene Myrick understands he hasn’t made everyone happy in his four years on the Iola City Council. “If I was making everybody happy, I wasn’t doing my job,” Myrick said. He hopes he’s satisfied enough…

A few words of wisdom from former Iola Mayor John McRae struck a chord with Nich Lohman. McRae was speaking about the often thankless job of serving as an elected city official. “He figured 95%…

Mark Peters was born in Iola, worked in Iola all his life and chose to stick around after retiring in 2014. So he’s seen the city’s successes, setbacks, and challenges that lie ahead. Iola’s not…

Asking hard questions, and giving hard answers, makes an effective city council member, Ron Ballard says. For example, a few years back Iola’s leaders were considering adding a solar plant on the edge of town,…

Should Joel Wicoff be re-elected to the Iola City Council, many of the issues facing the city, such as  balancing budgets, setting utility costs and dealing with changes in the ambulance program, may look quite…

The second time was the charm for Iola to purchase a new fire truck. City Council members approved Tuesday the purchase of a Spartan truck from Feld Fire of Grain Valley, Mo., for $618,231, the…

Advance voting for Allen Countians wishing to make their choices for local city or school board elections starts next week — as long as you’re registered to do so. Those who are not registered to…