Iola and Burlington are separated by 39 miles on the map, but the two communities and schools share a lot of similarities, making for a natural rivalry. At Riverside Park, that rivalry was very evident…

It stretches the imagination to think what, by virtue of being a parent, that specifically adds to one’s resumé. So it was a cheap shot when Andrea Leadsom targeted Theresa May for being the lesser…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt moved closer to remediating extensive problems in its sewage collection system Monday night. Council members voted unanimously to pursue a funding package for the project, which has an initial engineer’s estimate of…

Iola’s 2017 budget took a clearer shape Monday, as City Council members discussed ways to close a projected $800,000 shortfall over the next 18 months. While most of the items will not be decided until…

A crowd of about 60 squeezed into a basement room at Community National Bank on Monday to see seven candidates make their pitches for Allen County’s top jobs, in a forum hosted by Farm Bureau.…

In an effort to ride the wave of small government, some Kansas legislators are referring to public schools as “government schools”— as if that were an ominous thing. In our mind, education should be a…

Jack Dennis Spillman, 90, Kincaid, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Jack Dennis Spillman was born to Dewey Edward and Wilma Anna (Decker) Spillman on Oct. 18, 1925, in…

Fred Kipp, one of the most accomplished athletes ever to roam the halls at Iola High School, carries the distinction of being one of only three players in Major League Baseball history to play for…

Ashley Widener comes to the challenge of living on food stamps for one month with a healthy dose of skepticism. First off, she wonders if the SNAP program enables people to be unproductive, knowing that…

Iola City Council members will be asked tonight to approve a number of measures to close an $800,000 shortfall in expenses and revenues for 2017. City Administrator Carl Slaugh already has instituted an across-the-board, 5-percent…