Sam Brownback has nailed down one plank in his campaign to be governor of Kansas. What the state needs, he says, is a State Office of the Repealer. The Repealer — not exactly the same…

Iola American Legion Post 15 held a round-robin baseball tournament over the weekend.The Indians took on Chanute Saturday but the game was suspended when rain moved into the area. The teams resumed play Sunday.Iola defeated…

Seven seniors, a junior and a sophomore made their marks in Iola High School softball and baseball history during the 2010 spring season. Those efforts were recognized by Southeast Kansas League coaches.The 2010 SEK All-League…

It was an averted disaster, Iola Police Chief Jared Warner said, enough to send a rattled motorist to his office recently.An elderly gentleman told police officers about an all-too-close call in which he narrowly missed…

Everything that comes out of Wayne Bratcher’s garden goes into the can — well, the canning pot, that is. Bratcher, his wife, Yolanda, Yolanda’s sister Virginia Robert and other extended family all work together to…

Dillon J. Fullerton, 23, of Yates Center died Thursday, June 10, 2010, from injuries in an automobile accident near Frontenac. He was born Feb. 25, 1987, in Iola, to Rickey J. and Janet (Jacobs) Fullerton.…

Former Iola resident Barbara Joyce Remsberg McCrary, 75, of White Rock, Texas, died Tuesday, June 8, 2010.Memorial services were today at White Rock United Methodist Church. Memorials may be sent to White Rock Center of…

Hope Smith, 95, of Moran died Thursday, June 10, 2010, at Moran Manor.She was born May 29, 1915, in Moran, to J.E. and Ethyl B. (Smith) Williams. She grew up on the family farm northwest…

Raymond “Buddy” Sifers, who embraces Tea Party principles, will challenge Bill Otto for the Republican nomination for the 9th District Kansas House seat in the Aug. 3 primary election. Success in the primary will decide…

SAFE BASE tours historic Topeka site TOPEKA — While segregation didn’t start in Kansas, the state played a role in ending the discriminatory practice, Iola students learned Thursday on a summer SAFE BASE field trip…