Two Iolans have filed applications with the hopes of being appointed to the Iola City Commission. Mayor Jon Wells received applications from Ward 2 residents Daniel Mathew and Nickolas Kinder to replace Bob Shaughnessy, who…

For this is music’s inner voice Saying yes we hear you All you who cry aloud And we will fly, answering you So our lives sing We will fly Wild in spirit we will fly…

Some people are just good at high school. They excel in the classroom. They float easily between friend-groups. They participate in a variety of social clubs and are involved with sports. They get on well…

Confidence has been elusive the last few years for Clint Bowyer, but that’s no longer an issue as he returns Saturday to his home track for the KC Masterpiece 400 at Kansas Speedway. By his…

High School Baseball: Mustangs 11, Bulldogs 1; Bulldogs 6, Mustangs 4 For the first time in what seems like forever, the Mustangs didn’t have it. Thursday’s split versus Independence (11-1 win, 6-4 loss) to end…

College Basketball: Kansas Jayhawks Nick Collison’s mom, Judy, and dad, Dave, summoned their son to a hallway of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chesapeake Energy Arena after a recent playoff game against the Utah Jazz. “We…

HS Golf: Iola Mustangs Iola golf finally had a breakthrough at the Pioneer League meet at Deer Trace Golf Club hosted by Prairie View. Junior Jeremy Waldman put up the Mustangs’ first top-three finish of…

While Sean Regehr and his wife, Kara, escaped Madame Pele’s fury last week, they may not be out of the woods. “They may have to evacuate any day now,” said Lisse Regehr, Sean’s older sister.…

Chuck and Emy Platt will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary May 25. Chuck Platt and Emy Sifford were married May 25, 1968, at Zion Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minn. A celebration to honor the couple…

LAHARPE — With work to improve LaHarpe’s electric grid just weeks away from starting, an oversight has made the project slightly more expensive than previously expected. City Council members learned Wednesday the project is not…