An empty lot just north of the National Guard’s 891st Engineer Battalion armory in Iola will soon become a parking lot, now that crews have removed the foundation of the old IGA grocery store, which…

Dear editor, The article about Iola Christmas lights had me harummping quite a bit.  It was known last year that the system was failing badly as lights were being pieced together then. But nothing was…

Area veterans are invited to a special dinner for Veterans Day. The “Veterans Day Mess Call” offers a night of dinner and music at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at the North Community Building, 505…

Crews from Viking Industrial Painting, Hesston, worked as a team Friday to paint the exterior of the Oak Street water tower in Iola. The aging tower had been in need of renovations for several years,…

Jocelyn Sheets, age 64, died Monday, Aug. 22, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., where she worked as a copy editor and paginator for the Southeast Missourian. She previously had worked as a sports editor at the…

Tuesday’s Farmers Market in Iola will be on State Street from 1 to 3 p.m. with fresh potatoes, onions, tomatoes, zucchini, and green beans from Parker’s Greenhouse, as well as jam, jelly, soap, seasonings, jerky,…

The Lady Lightning, a 10-and-under squad based in Iola, is making some waves in the national softball circuit. The squad, coached by Kristi and Danny Rodriguez, has compiled a 23-6 record in a series of…

Iola city crews erected the light standards for school crossing signals along North Kentucky Street Tuesday. The signals mark what will become Iola’s newest school zone when Iola Elementary School opens its doors in August.…

A core group of 14 volunteers accepted paper, plastic, cardboard and glass as part of a recycling effort in Iola Saturday. The effort was organized by Steve Strickler of Iola. Allen County offered a trailer…

The Iola Planning Commission will hear a request to rezone the old Arkhaven Nursing Home at 1336 N. Walnut to multi-family to allow a developer to convert it into apartments. The meeting is at 5:30…