For the very young it was their first taste of pomp and circumstance.  And for those on the far side of life, Tuesday’s preschool graduation ceremonies may have rekindled memories of a time long ago. …

Three lone organizers sat inside the North Community Building Tuesday night, hoping for signs of life. An Iola tradition is officially on life support. With no one showing up to the meeting, Farm-City Days supporters…

Richard Merle Cornell, 75, Chanute, died Friday, May 11, 2012, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. Richard was born in Iola Aug. 8, 1936, the son of Fred and Mary…

Ivan Howarter, 95, La Mesa, Calif., died May 7, 2012, in La Mesa. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. May 22, 2012, at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, Garnett. Burial will follow in Lone…

Philip L. Weide, 68, Linn Creek, Mo., formerly of Iola who died Saturday, May 12, 2012, was born July 15, 1943, in Iola, the son of Harvey and Florence (Jackson) Weide. He grew up in…

I do not agree with Jacki Chase. I would like to speak for whom I believe to be the silent majority. If memory serves me right, this whole issue was addressed several months ago. The…

The Kansas Economic Progress Council hired Bernie Koch to analyze tax and budget legislation and serve as a watchdog over other goings-on in Topeka. Mr. Koch took an interest in the tax cut bill that…

LONGTON — Marmaton Valley High’s Wildcat softball team had a rough fourth inning and lost 16-6 to host Elk Valley High Monday in a Kansas Class 2-1A Regional Softball Tournament game. Marmaton Valley scored four…

PAOLA — Iola High’s Fillies did not go quietly in Monday’s opening round of the 2012 Kansas Class 4A Regional Softball Tournament. They led third-seeded Fort Scott High’s Tigers 2-1 after two and a half…

OTTAWA — A double by sophomore Trent Latta touched off a five-run fifth inning for Iola High’s Mustangs Monday evening. The second-seeded Mustangs hadn’t been able to mount a scoring threat until the fifth against…