At the stroke of midnight Aug. 1, Iola will no longer be in the ambulance business for the first time in more than 50 years. Tuesday’s decision by Allen County commissioners to hire a private…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s baseball team defeated Uniontown, 10-4, in the first game of a doubleheader April 13, before the teams ended the second contest in a 9-9 tie. Kiowa Bloemer drilled a double…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — During the Chiefs’ 2021-22 postseason run, I asked coach Andy Reid about what the ongoing impact of recently winning his first Super Bowl might be. Since I unconsciously dangled the word…

Crest High School students turned out in their finest for prom on Saturday.

Steven Don McDonald died Friday, April 14, 2023.  He was born Dec. 11, 1948, in Iola, to Don and Ann McDonald. Steven married Mary Beth Rosacker on Aug. 12, 1972. She survives, as do daughters…

Many of the activities need to take place outside for the Title Family Night/SAFE BASE event at Iola Elementary School. It will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. with a racing theme.  About six…

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines planes were briefly grounded nationwide Tuesday for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, leading to more than 1,800 delayed flights just four months after the carrier suffered a…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri, was charged Monday with first-degree assault for shooting a Black teen who mistakenly went to the man’s home to pick up his…

CHANUTE — Chanute is adding a 6-megawatt solar plant to its energy portfolio. Chanute City Commissioners agreed at their April 10 meeting to proceed with the plan. Evergy energy company will build and operate the…

One of Iola’s oldest businesses changed hands last Friday. Steve Kinzle and his wife Frances have bought Robinson’s Parts and Service, 202 N. Washington, from John Robinson. The business was started as A. H. Davis…