It’s back to school week and some parents are scrambling to get last-minute things done before classes begin Thursday.  Two weekends ago local shops held their annual sidewalk sale but even if parents missed the…

Matt Kloepfer, Iola High and Middle School band director, has been busy establishing what he hopes is a musical foundation for area students. Kloepfer said he comes to Iola for a variety of reasons. The…

Iola has implemented a number of water usage restrictions beginning today. The stage 2 water warnings were issued by the Kansas Water Office, affecting communities  in the Cottonwood and Neosho River Basins Water Assurance District…

Sydney Jo Johnston was born Aug. 1, 2012, at Allen County Hospital.  She weighed 6 pounds and 9 ounces and was 17 1/2 inches long.  Sydney’s parents are Jeremy and Tiffany Johnston.  Her maternal grandparents…

Paul and Saundra Upshaw will celebrate 50 years together on Aug. 19, 2012.  The couple was married in the First Presbyterian Church in Iola.  Rev. Thomas Nyquist and Rev. Lyle B. Roe officiated at the…

Dear editor, I just returned from voting.  I did not like it much.  It reminded me of going to visit my Aunt Maggie when I was a young boy in the ’50s.  Aunt Maggie was…

Iola’s 8-and-under traveling baseball team concluded its season with two games at Humboldt July 28. Iola played two games against Pittsburg, losing 9-4 and 14-13. Iola was done by 10 runs after two innings in…

Iola Sonic Knights finished second at the 2012 USSSA 14-and-under World Series, July 18-22. The tournament was played at Lenexa’s 3&2 baseball complex. Iola Sonic Knights lost 12-0 to Pleasanton Plains Red of Springfield, Ill.,…

HUMBOLDT — The American Sprint Car Series makes its first appearance at Humboldt Speedway Tuesday. In a special event at the Speedway, the sprint cars and the USRA modified drivers will race for national points.…

WAHPETON, N.D. — Iola American Legion Leslie J. Campbell Post 15’s AA Indians set a tone right off the bat in Thursday’s opening round. The Indians appeared to be in a score-fest with Grafton, N.D.,…