On Monday, members of the Seekers-Not-Slackers 4-H Club had their second meeting of the year via ZOOM. Since it was Presidents Day, roll call was answered by members naming a U.S. president; 21 members were…

Pastor Chase Riebel gave his sermon online this week, due to the weather, titled “The Cost of Love.”  Love comes from God, and just like God, we should give that love away to others.  Why…

Dale Maynard Marlow, age 83, of Kechi, passed away Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. He was born Jan. 26, 1938, in Moran, to Elmer (Mike) Marlow and Opal (Vanatta) Marlow. Dale graduated from Moran Rural High…

By Amanda Belknap THIRD PLACE Chris and I met at Iola High School in 1999 on my first day of my freshman year. He was a junior and came running in, jumped up on a…

By Dan Davis Somewhere in the Kansas City, Kansas neighborhood of Rosedale there is a small house. The exact location will not be disclosed so as to dissuade treasure seekers and amateur archeologists.  Carl and…

By Rachel Luke My name is Rachel Luke. I met the love of my life, John Luke, when we were in high school. We have been together for 14 years and married for 12. We…

By Jean Anderson “Three strikes, you’re out!” Right? That’s what I had decided about the “game of marriage” – and since those previous swings had resulted in some pretty serious damage — not just to…

The Iola Walmart is one of 20 stores in Kansas to offer COVID-19 vaccinations as part of a federal program that distributes the shots directly to pharmacies.  Appointments can be made through the store’s website. However,…

Allen County’s vaccination clinic for those age 85 and older is on schedule as planned beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Community Building in Riverside Park. Health department staff and dozens of volunteers are…

At least four units of the Townhouse West Apartment Complex in the 200 block of South Washington Avenue in Iola sustained damage after a fire started on the third floor Tuesday evening. Iola Fire Chief…