Josh Oberly of Modern Woodmen Chapter 1265 recently donated $500 as a service project to the local Court Appointed Special Advocates program.  The money will help buy coats, hats and gloves for area foster children.…

Jim Stukey and Sabra Stockebrand, center, are the hosts for the Iola Community Theatre production of “Christmas With Sabra and Friends,” which continues tonight at 7 and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Creitz Recital Hall…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Pastor Steve Traw’s message Sunday, “The Last 7 Plagues,” was taken from Revelation Chapter 15. David Ensminger and Merrill Hodgden presided over the Second Sunday Advent Candlelighting service on “Joy.” Pianist, Myrna…

OCOEE, Fla. (AP) — Traffic came to a citrusy standstill when nearly 1,000 grapefruits spilled from a delivery truck onto the Florida Turnpike in Orange County, authorities said. The fruit-hauling truck was traveling on the…

Anti-vaccination activists gave up on their misguided effort to repeal an important new state law — Senate Bill 276 — that will make it harder for parents to get their children bogus medical exemptions from…

By the end of the evening, Sabra Stockebrand and her fellow crooners have put visions of Bing Crosby dancing in our heads. Stockebrand is the tour de force behind a powerful Iola Community Theatre ensemble…

Dear Dr. Roach: My sister is getting chemo for breast cancer, and her 4-year-old is due for his shots. She’s worried that he won’t be able to get them all because of her treatment. Our…

Dear Carolyn: I woke up in a terrible mood this morning, for no reason I can think of. What are your best tips to snap yourself out of a funk? — Bad Mood Bad Mood:…

When someone is the victim of sexual assault, the first person he or she talks to is critical. Knowing the right thing to say and how to help that person find the right resources can…

Started more than a century ago, Iola Vespers is the gift that keeps on giving. The latest iteration of the Christmas choir will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday at Iola’s First Presbyterian Church. There is…