Brian Wayne Harris Sr., 52, a special education teacher at Iola Middle School, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 at his home in Hepler. He had been in failing health for 13 years.He was born Nov.…

Loren Adele Lisbona announces the birth of her baby brother, Lucas Adler, born on Nov. 28, 2011, at Menorah Medical Center. Their parents are Bryan and Kristin Lisbona of Overland Park. He weighed 7 pounds,…

“Doc” Holliday, so the story goes, went to Dodge City to have clean air to breathe in the hope that his TB could go away.That might have been a mistake. Then, as now, the air…

COFFEYVILLE — Opening the junior varsity portion of Iola High’s 2011-2012 wrestling season, the Mustangs came away with medals in two of the four weight classes they competed in Saturday.Tristan Sigfusson finished third in the…

GARNETT — Iola High’s  varsity wrestling team finished with 67 team points for ninth place at Saturday’s Anderson County High Invitational.Mike Armstrong collected the silver medal in the 120-pound weight class for Iola. Zack Rosenkrans…

PARSONS — Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade girls became weekend warriors of sort Saturday.Coming to the end of a tough basketball season, the Ponies captured the championship of the Winter Classic hosted by Parsons Middle School.…

Iola High’s Fillies claimed a victory in their final game of the Fort Scott High Junior Varsity Tournament Saturday. The tournament was hosted by Iola High for games Thursday and Saturday.The Fillies’ junior varsity started…

Iola High’s junior varsity Mustangs were in the medal game of the 2011 Fort Scott High Junior Varsity Tournament. The Mustangs were playing on their home court Saturday afternoon in the championship game.Iola hosted the…

Diamond Daisy, formerly known as Iola Greenhouse, is filled with colorful fresh plants as well as a wide array of Christmas ornaments and other decorations for the holidays.In addition, jewelry, plush animals, Tyler and Aromatique…

With operations at the North Pole reaching a critical stage in toy production and “naughty or nice” verifications, Santa’s opportunities to visit Allen County are beginning to dwindle.Fear not.Local organizers have set up a few…