While an extension of the Missouri Pacific Trail to Iola’s new elementary school is not yet open, some already have begun using the path to get to school. The city isn’t going to chase the…

The arrival of the 2022-23 school year offers up the first big test at Iola Elementary School: safely and efficiently depositing 500 or so students each day at a single building. With classes set to…

Traffic around Iola’s three former elementary schools will flow differently in the coming days as city crews revamp signage around each of the buildings. Iola Police Chief Jared Warner provided a list of the changes…

DETROIT (AP) — Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year, the highest number in 16 years as Americans returned to the highways after the pandemic forced many to stay at home. The…

The Allen County Sheriff’s Department will step up traffic patrols, particularly around schools, Oct. 25-29 as part of a  larger “Ticket or Treat” campaign. Deputies will pay close attention to motorists who aren’t wearing seat…

LAHARPE — LaHarpe City Council members will chew over a request by city employees to add as many as 26 stop signs around town. Code Enforcement Officer Penny Miller and City Superintendent Mike Hedmon have…

Iola city officials are continuing to gauge the extent of damage incurred during a power outage shortly before sunrise Tuesday. The outage was connected to a traffic incident near the intersection of North Elm and…

WEST RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Some people spent part of their New Year’s Eve trapped on a Washington state highway after tumbleweeds blocked their route, authorities said. YakTriNews reported that the Washington State Patrol announced…

BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — At least nine people have died in weather-related crashes across the Midwest amid a storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow in places, forced schools to close and snarled…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A winter storm has closed schools, snarled traffic and caused a fatality crash in Kansas. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory today for northeast and southern Kansas. Accumulations…