Dr. Darrell Monfort advised the Allen County Commission this week to get out of the hospital business and ask local investors to build a private hospital and pay them 4 or 5 percent interest on…

The Iola High Booster Club held its annual golf tournament last Saturday at Allen County Country Club.Winning the A flight was the team of Ken McGuffin, Kevin McGuffin, Craig Smith and Johnny Riley with a…

Register/Jocelyn Sheets Iola High cross country athletes were out for running practice around Lake Bassola, just south of Iola, Thursday evening. Leah Weir and Abby Works lead the Fillies out of the woods as Iola’s…

LaHARPE — “Freedom will win in 2010” is the theme for the fourth annual LaHarpe Days this weekend.Saturday events are a fun run and walk at 7 a.m., car and tractor show, with registration 8-10…

A panel of politicians and leaders, local to national, convened Thursday evening to discuss jobs creation in Southeast Kansas.The forum featured locals such as Iola Mayor Bill Maness to representatives from the U.S. Department of…

Wilma E. Mardick, 98, of Iola died today, Aug. 19, 2010, at Fountain Villa in Iola.She was born Oct. 6, 1911, in Westphalia, to William and Lavina (Satler) O’Banion. She attended public school in Westphalia…

My daughter, myself and two of my grandchildren, ages 8 and 6, were out for a walk on a sidewalk on South Sycamore.I saw a big black dog and told my daughter that the dog…

Daisy Kahn, executive director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement, has headed the effort to get permission to build Cordoba Center in Lower Manhattan, two blocks away from the World Trade Center site which…

Register/Jocelyn Sheets Hitting the courtIola High’s Fillies began tennis practice Monday preparing for the 2010 season, which opens next Thursday at Chanute. Senior Autumn Snesrud gets to the ball for a return shot during a…

Teachers and administrators believe moving instrumental and vocal music classes to Iola Middle School will result in a better learning experience.“I’m excited to be here,” said Larry Lillard, band instructor.“It’s going to make a lot…