It’s a scenario parents and teachers face all too often. A child complains of a sore throat and goes to see the school nurse. Yes, the nurse determines, it looks like there could be a…

John McEnroe, still the greatest tennis player NYC ever produced, said his infamous outbursts were coping mechanisms that masked issues dealing with the emotional toll of a complicated personal life and pressurized career. The profanity,…

Paul A. Setter, age 81, passed away Monday, June 13, 2022. Paul was born Feb. 23, 1941, in Iola, at St. John’s Hospital to Andrew Setter and Mary (Hess) Setter. He attended Jeddo School and…

For sale: one used water tower. Iola City Council members embraced Monday the concept of putting the city’s decommissioned Elm Street water tower up for sale. Exactly how it will be sold, and if the…

Iola needs to purge itself from the lawn care business, Iola City Administrator Matt Rehder said Monday. Rehder, speaking with the Iola City Council, discussed the city’s policy regarding unkempt lawns. Those who allow their…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Some of the giants of women’s basketball say if not for Title IX, doors would not have been open for them to blaze trails to Hall of Fame careers on and off…

Dorothy F. (Reaves) Setter passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022. Dorothy was born at home on Oct. 21, 1944, in Humboldt, to Edmund Noah Reaves and Ora Belle (Byram) Reaves. She attended Washington Elementary School…

Global wheat supplies have been tightened from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and now the crop faces a domestic threat: drought in the Great Plains. In Kansas, one of the country’s top wheat producing states, an…

Over and over again we hear that one of the best contributing factors to aging successfully is to keep active. Regular exercise is found to help with our sleep, our mental state, brain function —…

What is your favorite sport? Members of the Prairie Dell 4-H Club answered soccer, tennis, baseball, curling, ice skating, and walking at the June 8 meeting.   Lizzy Michael led members in singing “Twinkle, Twinkle…