With a sunny-side-up disposition, Carol Sager is perfect as the “face of Iola.”Sager takes the helm at the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce beginning Dec. 1. Her experience in not only retail sales but also…

Hands down, Republicans represent their party better than Democrats. The results of Tuesday’s elections showed lopsided victories for Republican candidates and conservative measures across the nation.In Kentucky, the dark horse candidate, a wealthy businessman with…

Pauline G. Moyer, 92, Welda, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at Anderson County Hospital, Garnett. She had been staying at Golden Heights since May 4 due to declining health. Funeral services will be at 2…

Allen County 4-H’s best and brightest were honored Wednesday during Achievement Night festivities.Three prominent recipients received the prestigious Key Award, given in recognition of community service, leadership and attending various 4-H events. Caitlin Dreher, 17,…

Iolan Kim Alan Laymon was ordered Wednesday to repay $7,000 to the Kansas Medicaid Program after pleading guilty to Medicaid fraud-related charges.Laymon, 53, pleaded guilty in September in Neosho County District Court to one count…

Brig. Gen. Roy Windham, commander and assistant adjutant general of the Kansas Army National Guard, will deliver the keynote address Saturday as part of Iola’s salute to the nation’s veterans.“Every Hero Has a Story” is…

Walter Jones saw, at most, two or three weeks at the front line.That was plenty enough.Jones was less than 2 miles from the “Main Line of Resistance,” where the fiercest fighting of the Korean War…

NEVADA, Mo. — The Allen Community College women’s basketball team picked up its second win of the season Monday night after defeating Cottey College 65-56.The Lady Red Devils fought their way out of an early…

PARSONS — The Allen Community College men’s basketball team defeated Labette 105-89 on Tuesday night.In one of the uglier games in the early season, the Red Devils and the Cardinals combined to rack up 68…

The Iola Middle School girl’s basketball team hosted Pittsburg for the first game of the regular season on Tuesday afternoon.The Ponies lost all four games (A and B teams for each the seventh and eighth…