WESTPHALIA — The Marmaton Valley Middle School girls hit the road on Monday night in search of a win in Westphalia.Westphalia was able to protect their home court, however, with a 25-18 victory.Kayla Ard led…

By the time the fourth quarter began on Monday night in Iola, the eighth-grade varsity Ponies had more of their starters unable to play than they had suited up.Even so, coach Scott Ellis and his…

Dear editor,Can you come home again?I was born and raised in Iola, and my family roots go back over 100 years. I’m proud to call Iola my hometown and still come back to visit three…

President-elect Trump often said during his campaign that among his first actions on taking office would be to repeal the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.The legislation was designed to give millions of Americans…

Doris Lee Frederick, 85, Paxton, Ill., died at 1:07 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Ill.A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church,…

HUMBOLDT – Humboldt council members instructed Administrator Cole Herder to prepare an ordinance to increase water and sewer rates. They will decide the issue at their Feb. 13 meeting.He pointed out income had trailed expenses…

New agreements to purchase electricity power at a cheaper rate could benefit Iola’s electric fund.City Administrator Sid Fleming detailed at Monday’s City Council meeting some potential savings the city could realize as part of the…

After serving the Iola school district for nearly four years, USD 257 Superintendent of Schools Jack Koehn announced on Monday that he will be retiring, effective July 1.Current Iola High School principal Stacey Fager will…

It was a reunion two years in the making.Drake Dieker received a call Thursday morning telling him Avery, his jet black Labrador retriever, who had been missing for two years, had been found.Avery, who had…

Edna Marie Elmenhorst, 83, Moran, passed away Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, at Allen County Regional Hospital. Edna was born Sept. 14, 1933, in Okarche, Okla., to John Alphonse and Teresa Coletta (Smith) Wittrock. She grew…