A community pep rally in advance of Friday’s homecoming contest between the Iola High Mustangs and the visiting Central Heights High Vikings will be tonight at Riverside Park.The festivities kick off at 6:30 with skits…

IHS moms are giving Filly and Mustang fans the chance to “Pink Out” at upcoming volleyball and football games.The event, sponsored by the mothers of the IHS volleyball players, will raise money for the Kappa…

LA CYGNE — They started slowly, dropping the first games in both of their matches.But Iola High’s finish was what counted Tuesday evening.The Fillies picked up a pair of key Pioneer League victories in a…

Allen County commissioners signed the contract merging county and Iola ambulance services Tuesday morning. The simple act followed more than a decade of off-and-on negotiations between city and county officials. Two weeks ago city officials…

Fourteen years ago Mary LaCrone, Gas, and her family made the decision to lend a hand to families struggling with dementia.“My mother passed away in 2005,” LaCrone said. “We thought for years she had Alzheimer’s…

After one year of running Home Detail by herself, Roberta Johson is putting it up for sale.“I figure I know enough to be dangerous,” she said of the home decorating business on the south side…

The current debate to reopen the U.S. government’s doors includes language to remove a 2.3 percent tax on medical devices such as hip and knee implants.The tax on the manufacturers, not the patients, brings in…

Christmas came early for Marmaton Valley Elementary students Monday afternoon. Thirty Kindles — electronic tablets — were awarded to the school from the fundraising efforts of the school’s Parent-Teachers Organization. Lindsey Drake, a PTO representative,…

After a long road of twists and turns, it seems Chris Weide has found the right spot, which happens to be as the newest P.E. teacher for USD 257.“This is perfect,” Weide said in between…

FORT SCOTT — Yates Center High’s golfers took to the links Monday, with three top-15 finishes at the Uniontown Invitational Tournament.Leading the way for the Wildcats was Marlana Buchanan, who shot a 110 to take…