Iola City Council members Kendall Callahan and Ken Rowe were voted out of office Tuesday, the result of a successful recall drive. The recall was included in Tuesday’s primary election. According to unofficial results from…

The campaign juggernaut Chanute attorney Ed Bideau unleashed paid dividends Tuesday when he outdistanced two Iola rivals en route to the Republican nomination for the District 9 Kansas seat. His primary election victory virtually ensured…

With Bryan Murphy winning Tuesday’s primary election, citizens of Allen County are one step closer to having a new sheriff. Murphy defeated Jared Froggatte a farmer with a background in law enforcement, in the Republican…

In elections, 84 votes is usually considered a razor-thin difference. With a final total of 508-424, Jim Talkington’s win over Don Bauer couldn’t be anything else but a close call.  Last night’s was a race…

With nearly a two-to-one vote in his favor, Tom Williams put a final punctuation on a race that was defined by an ambulance services issue that came back to haunt incumbent Rob Francis. Elected four…

Darrell Howerton was born on March 6, 1934, to Olaf (Bill) and Lillian Howerton in Kansas. He passed away peacefully Aug. 1, 2012, at home in El Cajon, Calif., with his loving wife, Melba, by…

Brian Lee Trester, 29, Iola, left us to join the angels on Oct. 22, 2009, in rural Olpe.  He was born in Iola on Sept. 19, 1983, the son of Sharon Tester and Roger Smith. …

To the Editor,  I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Bob Johnson for giving credit to the area businesses for supporting the Allen County 4-H and FFA members during the premium auction…

Unemployment rose a tenth of a point. Manufacturing slowed. The business climate soured. One of the reasons for this glum economic news is that Congress adjourned last week without dealing with the double-whammy that Fed…

Tryouts for Iola’s 11-and-under traveling baseball team for the 2013 season are Sunday. The tryouts are from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday on baseball diamond No. 4 in Iola’s Riverside Park. All players should wear…