Bob and Denise Duncan traveled the world for 40 years working on pipeline projects, but seldom together on the same job, Denise told Iola Rotarians Thursday. That changed a few years ago when they looked…

Between 25 retirements of Kansas House members this year and the Nov. 2 general election, Kent Thompson has high hopes the composition of the chamber will change — for the better. If these two facts…

Iola’s Humanity House Foundation is looking for a home of their own as part of their mission to empower people through acts of kindness. “Our biggest problem is we don’t have a house,” Georgia Masterson,…

The 2016 version of the Iola Indians is built on a strong core of young Iola varsity players with All-League performers Derek Bycroft and Isaac Vink ready to provide consistent contributions in the upcoming season.…

Ethan Scheibmeir commands the respect from his opponents when he is on the mound and with the season over that respect still resonates. The Mustang ace was named second-team All-State and first-team All-League this past…

Imagine you worked a summer job painting fences, but continued to get paid year-round even though you’d hung up the paint brush months earlier. Unfortunately for Kansas taxpayers, our state legislators are enjoying such an…

More than 200 participants are expected Friday and Saturday at Allen County’s annual Relay For Life. The overnight relay — a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society — will feature members from 13 teams (so…

Free: One slightly used nursing home/residential care facility. Americare Senior Living, owner of the former Iola Nursing and Rehab building at 1336 N. Walnut St., recently announced it is looking to donate the building to…

A challenger has emerged for Jerry Hathaway for the position of Allen County attorney. Neosho County Attorney Linus Thuston filed before Wednesday’s deadline to face off against Hathaway in the Aug. 2 Republican primary. This…

HUMBOLDT — With Mother Nature pushing the annual Whitworth Memorial Races to Sunday, area drivers took advantage of the opportunity and checked into the 3/8 mile Humboldt Speedway to chase an elusive $2,000 payday in…