Iola city employees will get a pay raise in 2023 to keep up with inflation rates. City Council members voted unanimously Monday for the 8.7% pay hike, which conforms with the Consumer Price Index, which…

Mustang spirit was on full display at Monday night’s USD 257 school board meeting. The board met at Iola High School’s new science center and cafeteria, where Principal Scott Carson showed off a new audio/visual…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bruce Bochy has won a World Series in Texas, something the Rangers haven’t done. Now he is coming out of a three-year retirement in hopes of getting the home team back…

It’s a crisp fall afternoon and Loren Liebscher is towing a wagon filled with families with his tractor and heading towards his pumpkin patch — something he’s done every autumn for 21 years. About 18,000…

Arrests reported A traffic stop Saturday in the 300 block of West Breckenridge Street led to the arrest of Michael Schweizer, 41, Westphalia, for suspected possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, as well not having…

MANHATTAN — Katelyn Meiwes, virtual high school teacher at Humboldt High School, is one of eight Kansas State University College of Education alumni from across Kansas awarded a $5,000 community service stipend from the college’s…

Gregory Dean Gulick, age 79, of Altoona, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Morning Star Assisted Living, Fredonia. Greg was born June 14, 1943, in Eureka, to Lyle Gulick and Donelda (Gamblian) Gulick.  Greg…

CHANUTE — The Iola High School cross country team qualified a trio of runners and finished in fourth place as a team at the Chanute 4A Regional competition on Saturday morning.   Mustangs competing at…

WICHITA — Crest’s varsity cross country team won the Wichita 1A Regionals on Saturday.  Also competing from the area was Marmaton Valley High School.  Four Lady Lancers placed in the top 30.  The team was…

FREDONIA — The Humboldt High School cross country boys and girls teams ran at the Fredonia 3A Regional meet on Saturday.  The Humboldt varsity boys finished in seventh place overall with 157 points.  Wichita Trinity…