James Willis Smith, 91, Iola, died at Windsor Place Nursing Home in Iola Wednesday afternoon, June 22, 2016.  Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, Fort Scott. 

Sharon Kay (White) Bagnall Saterfiel, 66, Colony, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Iola. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Iola. Memorials are…

Patrica Janette (Hobbs) Litherland, 70, Humboldt, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Topeka.   Patrica was born on Dec. 3, 1945 in Chanute, the daughter of Boyd W. Hobbs and Dorothy L. Beck.…

Jerry Wayne Lindsay, 63, of Garnett, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016, in Warren, Mich. He was born on July 25, 1952, in Garnett, the son of Emmett Eugene and Dixie Claire (Huggins) Lindsay. Jerry…

Iola’s tasty water once again stacks up well with other producers from across the continent. Iola water plant operators Lyndon Kern and James DePriest represented the community, which took second at the American Water Works…

“How does this feel different?” Brenda Salvati asked. “I feel like it kind of invades my space,” Chardel Hastings said. “I feel trapped.” “There’s nothing between us,” Salvati said. “We are removing all the stuff.…

Editor’s note: This is an account of the SAFE BASE trip last week to several national parks and monuments. Jennifer Tidd will be a sophomore at Iola High School and went on the trip as…

OTTAWA — The Post 15 Indians enter a five-day break from playing games. The time off comes at a much-needed point of the season, particularly after they struggled mightily in 10-0 and 13-5 losses in…

Elysia Kunkler, who will enter Iola High School as a freshman in the fall, is “high stepping” her way to the medal stand this summer. Kunkler, 14, will compete at a regional track meet in…

Familiarity played a huge role in Iola High graduates Keanan Badders and Ashlie Shields’ decisions to continue their playing careers by staying local and play for Allen Community College.  Badders will join Clint Stoy’s baseball…