Folklorist Jim Hoy grew up on a stock ranch near Cassoday, lived all his life in the Flint Hills where he developed a fascination with the folklife of ranching. He heard tales of grasshoppers so…

It’s a telling sign when a 65-year-old has found a new purpose in life.  That would be Diana Stephens, a relatively recent transplant from California, who has since identified longtime Iolan Linda Johnson as her…

As a young girl, Linda O’Nelio Knoll knew something was missing in her education.   Despite being regaled by the heroics of her ancestors who worked in the coal mines of Southeast Kansas during the…

“These females have served their country. They deserve the respect and honor that we give the men,” said U.S. Army veteran Terri Yetzbacher at Thursday evening’s women in military program at the Iola Public Library. …

In December 1921, thousands of women marched across the coalfields of Southeast Kansas to protest unfair labor practices. They were dubbed the “Amazon Army” by the New York Times, and their fight for democracy and…

Iola Public Library will pay tribute to the women who have served their country, dating back to the Revolution. Three Iola women will discuss their military experiences, from the 1970s to 2003, at 7 p.m.,…

Eight-year-old Hadley Thompson reads a book to her sister, Lilian Kelly, and therapy dog Charley at the Iola Public Library Friday afternoon. The reading event was sponsored by Iola Reads and Prairieland Visiting Animal Association…

Iola Reads is going to the dogs with several activities that celebrate both books and canine friends, along with a bit of history and time-travel. This year’s youth selection is a series of books by…

From the safety of a headset, you can experience a German concentration camp. Even then, it takes courage. The Iola Public Library’s “Holocaust VR Experience” transpires through a virtual reality headset. Instantly, the viewer is…

Stephen Gilpin, Iola-born indie comics artist and illustrator, will speak at Iola Public Library 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19. He’s the second in this fall’s Local Author Speaker Series at the library. Gilpin, who lives…