In the recent past Iola has lost more than 200 jobs with the closing of Haldex Brake, in favor of production in Mexico, and Herff-Jones, in a move to Indianapolis. State legislation that cut income…

Kelsey Burris and Levi Lampe, both of LaHarpe, were united in marriage at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 12, 2015, at Rosie’s Cabin in Uniontown. Pastor Jared Ellis, Iola, officiated the ceremony.Kelsey is the daughter of…

Jean Barr, 97,  Garnett,  died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at Golden Heights, Garnett. Graveside memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Garnett Cemetery.Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist…

Gro Gifford, 73, Garnett,  died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015 at St. Luke’s South, Overland Park.Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, Garnett. Family will greet…

Mary L. Martin, 77, Iola, passed away Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at her home.Mary was born Feb. 11, 1938, in Parsons, the daughter of James David and Dorothy Helen (Tomlinson) Murrow. She grew up in…

Russell Vallier was 25  when he first heard the call to the ministry. “I was sitting in the church choir near a fellow by the name of Jim Lovelace, who was my Sunday school teacher…

Shelia Lampe, executive director at the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce, has resigned.Aileen Wilson, who worked under Lampe at the Chamber office in downtown Iola, confirmed Lampe’s resignation, but did not comment further.She could not…

Iolan Mary Martin, the longest-serving executive director in  the Bowlus Fine Arts Center’s history, died Thursday at her home.Martin, 77, served as director from 1984 until 2004.Following Martin’s retirement, the center’s  art gallery was named…

When Duane Bauer cut soybeans  west of Elsmore a few days ago, they made 38 bushels to the acre. Generally, that’s not remarkable for beans, but in this case was because they were a short-season…

COFFEYVILLE — The seventh and eighth-grade teams of Iola Middle School hit the road to face Coffeyville on the gridiron on Thursday afternoon.The seventh-graders picked up another win on the season after defeating Coffeyville 38-6.Iola…