Rural Fire District No. 2 volunteers are hoping an opportunity to build a fire station north of town comes to fruition. Robin Boyer, Iola, has donated 2 acres at the northeast corner of Oregon Road…

LAHARPE — Ashley and David Wright’s belief that God wanted them to start a church led them to invest all their money into an abandoned church in LaHarpe.  “We don’t have a dime but we’re…

Basketball may be an indoor sport but the recent winter weather has had a big effect on one of the more busier weeks of the season — mid-season tournament week.  Snow, ice, and extreme cold…

The most unnerving part of Saturday’s bomb scare in Hawaii is that it could have triggered a military reaction from either the United States or North Korea. As it was, military experts knew within minutes…

Bernice Marie Trowbridge, 85, Iola, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John’s Catholic Church, Iola. A parish Rosary…

Virginia (Ginny) N. Christy, 87, Le Roy, passed away Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, at Colorado Plains Medical Center, Fort Morgan, Colo. Virginia Norene Gregersen, the daughter of Harry Hansen and Violet Alta Gillespie Gregersen, was…

Mark Burris, owner of Precision International, presents Ron “Bub” Meek with a card Monday to celebrate Meek’s 25th anniversary with the Iola-based downhole pump equipment manufacturer. Burris touted his employee’s dedication, noting he’s worked in…

Art and the fine art of clowning around will be on display Friday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center in Iola.  The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a reception and talk, “Generations of…

Cancer has made life hell for Chris Valentine and Sheri Ratcliff. Perhaps it’s fitting, Ratcliff said, that it’s now brought them together. Valentine and Ratcliff were married Sunday afternoon, in front of a small gathering…

While Iola’s varsity teams came away from Wellsville with losses Friday night, the freshmen Mustangs and Fillies walked away with wins.  The Mustang freshmen continued their undefeated streak with a 43-11 win.  Iola shut the…