It was with great interest that I read Susan Lynn’s editorial, “New council calls for vision” dated Jan. 7. As I return once a year to my hometown of Iola to visit family and friends,…

A mysterious green blob in space has captured the attention of the Hubble Space Telescope and its operators. It has a name. A Dutch school teacher, Hanny van Arkel, discovered it in 2007. Hanny was…

As of Tuesday, 11 candidates had filed for the eight positions on the new Iola City Council and one candidate for mayor. The council will be made up of two councilmen or women from each…

When severe weather threatens Allen County or when someone goes missing many residents receive immediate alerts through the CodeRED telephone system.Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning approved one-year contract extension with the service provider in Ormond…

Celebrate Kansas’ 150th year with an evening of talks by five noted Iolans, speaking on five books that reflect aspects of life in the Sunflower State.The night is one of a week’s worth of events…

Come April 1, Iola will be in a leadership vacuum.It will be without a city administrator; its city commission a lame duck; and it will have until April 18 for its incoming city council —…

Iolans are guaranteed competitive races in three of Iola’s four voting wards when voters decide who will be a part of the new city council in April.Beverly Franklin filed Tuesday for a council seat to…

Hazel L. Gleue, (Mrs. Richard Gleue), 89, of Le Roy, died Sunday, Jan., 9, 2011, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home in…

The Allen County Kids Wrestling Club’s Mat Warriors have competed in two tournaments the past two Sundays to open the 2011 Kansas Kids Wrestling season.On Jan. 3 the Mat Warriors were at the Pittsburg Kids…

Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade B-team decked Humboldt 43-10 Saturday here at IMS.Adam Peterson fired in 14 points and had five rebounds for Iola. Tyler Holloway added 12 points.Brock Peters handed out six assists, controlled seven…