Megan (Stewart) Felt told Iola Rotarians Thursday how Irena Sendler saved 2,500 Jewish children from almost certain death during World War II.Felt and three other Uniontown High School students, starting in 1999, developed a National…

Success of video clip could open doors A 90-second video may make or break Carlene Meredith Cogliati’s future as a musical director.The Iola native, now of Humboldt, Calif., has written a musical that she hopes…

Former Iolan Sheridan (Larson) Brull and husband Justin will tell about their experiences while serving with the Peace Corps in Vanuatu at the Osa and Martin Johnson Safari Museum in Chanute at 2 o’clock this…

Iola is mighty lucky to have a group of folks eager to make our little corner of the world prosper.For years Ray Pershall was Mr. Iola when it came to enticing companies to put down…

Thanks, Angelina. Obviously, I needed a kick in the pants.Wednesday afternoon I took the time and trouble to get a mammogram. Oh, so hard.Let’s see, it took 30 minutes, tops, out of my day with…

UNIONTOWN — Yates Center High’s softball team fell one painful step short of the Class 2-1A state playoffs Thursday.The Wildcats were done in by Uniontown High’s five-run fourth inning of a 10-4 loss in the…

HUTCHINSON — Allen Community College’s Gabby Ruiz captured fourth place Thursday in the women’s 10,000-meter run at the 2013 NJCAA Track and Field Championships.Ruiz’s covered the race in 39 minutes, 3.15 seconds. Teammate Danae McGee…

GARNETT — As Levi Ashmore covered first base from the pitcher’s mound late Thursday, two things crossed his mind.First, he was worried whether the soft toss from first baseman Tyler Clubine would stick in his…

Ben and Kasey Womelsdorf, Carlyle, announce the birth of their son, Lyrik Benjamin Womelsdorf, born May 13, 2013, in Chanute.He weighed 8 pounds and was 21 inches long. He joins a brother, Kaden, and a…

Sharon Anno Flynn, 35, Gas, died Monday, May 13, 2013, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.She was a homemaker and loved video games.Flynn was born in Troy, Mich.Her husband, Stewart Cole Jr., survives, as do…