I sat at my desk, trying to decide what to write on a birthday card for someone who is turning 102.Should I go the witty route, cracking some joke about what things were like before…

“Tengo dos pesos,” I repeat back to the instructor inside the DVD as I drive the now familiar road to Topeka.My son, Tim, is about to marry Violeta, a native of El Salvador. The Spanish…

Susan Dale McWhirter and Timothy Richard Morrow are engaged to be married Sept. 28 at Iola Presbyterian Church. Susan is the daughter of Connie and Ken McWhirter, Moran. She is a 2007 Marmaton Valley graduate…

Keri and Trent Rhodes are the proud parents of a new baby boy, Landon Trent Rhodes. Landon was born Jan. 10, 2013, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute. He weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces…

With the upcoming soccer season days away, the Iola Recreation Department addressed several concerns Wednesday regarding traffic flow at the Davis athletic fields.On game days, city crews will block off Davis Street to allow players…

LINDSBORG — It’s only been three years, but Seth Sanford has taken great strides on the wrestling mat.The Iola Middle School eighth-grader’s latest achievement was winning his 189-pound weight class at the Kansas Middle School…

Carroll E. Bland, 66, Iola, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Indian Meadows Healthcare Center in Overland Park.Carroll was born May 25, 1946, in Ayr, Neb., the son of William Marion and Juanita (Wright) Bland.…

Don’t think red or blue, think green. That’s the advice of those who want the environment to supersede the politics of Republicans and Democrats.In Kansas anti-environmentalists are pushing for a rollback of renewable energy standards…

Based on recent snow and rainfall, the city of Iola has moved from a stage 2 water warning to a stage 1 water watch until further notice. City administrator Carl Slaugh said the water levels…

The forecast for Saturday’s Prairie Spirit Trail ultramarathon is 40 degrees with a 20 percent chance of rain and snow — a fact that has only increased registrations.We’re not talking about ordinary people here.“We actually…