I consider myself a lay historian who talks way too much at dinner parties, leading with questions like, “Do you know that the Erie Canal is the reason Manhattan became the economic center of America?”…

LOS ANGELES – Some COVID-19 vaccine myths are outrageously false. Yet they  spread like wildfire on social media and can play a role in persuading some people to hold off on getting a shot. Some…

TOPEKA — Independent Oil and Gas Company hit natural gas nearly a century ago while drilling 2,600 feet below the surface of Hugoton at its Crawford No. 1 site in Stevens County. Field workers in…

A gift of $200 was recently awarded to the Iola High School Marching Band through Iola Masonic Lodge No. 38 and the Kansas Masonic Foundation. The money will go toward the purchase of new band…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Matthew C. Cooper, Urich, Mo., failure to yield, $200 Cody A. Cox, Iola, parking zone violation, $30 Tiffany L. Dokes, Iola, expired tag,…

Darren McGhee gave the Communion Meditation over Memorial Day, a tribute to the men and women who died in the US Military. Jesus also gave his church a memorial day, but it’s not an annual…

“Prayer for Growth” was the message Pastor Steve Traw gave from Ephesians 3:14-21 on Memorial Day Sunday.   Pianist Myrna Wildschuetz played  “God Bless the USA” for the prelude and “Where No One Stands Alone”…

Dear editor, This will be my tenth year conducting the Iola Municipal Band, and I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of such a wonderful organization. But, more importantly, this will be the…

After almost 100 years in business, Wolfe’s Camera Shop in downtown Topeka is preparing to close its doors. Two generations have run the store since its beginning in 1924. At one time the business had…

HUMBOLDT — B&W Trailer Hitches has added more than 220 jobs in the past year. That brings the total number of employees to 667, as of Wednesday; a number that’s reflective of the company’s stratospheric…