Brandon Palmer of Colony brought his farm animals to show third-graders at Iola Elementary School last Thursday. The students are learning about animal classifications as part of their language arts curriculum.

Farm City Days offered a weekend jam-packed with fun and activities. It was a beautiful fall day for a parade, with bright, sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s. Events kicked off Friday with a…

PIQUA — The Woodson County Sheriff’s Office responded Saturday evening to an incident at the Knights of Columbus in Piqua. It was reported on social media that several individuals were involved in an altercation that…

Pastor Chase Riebel’s sermon on Sunday, “Choose Today,” was from Joshua 24. Choose today whom you will serve. Joshua 24:15 says, “As for me and my house we will serve the Lord.”   There is no…

Attention turns Thursday to the history of Iola’s WPA projects. The Allen County Historical Society will have its fall meeting at 7 p.m. at the Frederick Funston Meeting Hall, 207 N. Jefferson Ave. Donna Houser,…

Leona Ruth (Truster) Reams, born on May 29, 1938, in Iola, passed away on Oct. 9, 2024, in Derby, Kan. She was born south of Iola, to Merrill E. and Mae Beaty Truster. Survivors include…

William Joseph Stahl, 80, passed away Oct. 11, 2024, in Hollister, Mo. He was born Feb. 20, 1944. William graduated from Westphalia High School in 1962 and attended Iola Junior Community College. He held positions…

One of the greatest challenges cattle producers often experience during weaning is getting newly weaned calves to consume feed in bunk. Unfortunately, successfully addressing this challenge is essential to success. Simply stated, “Cattle that don’t…

Perhaps it was the nearly full moon, or the fact that Halloween is almost upon us that meant Friday’s showdown for Iola High would have a number of jaw-dropping sequences and wild changes of momentum.…

MORAN — Through his illustrious high school career, Marmaton Valley High’s Brayden Lawson has often made the remarkable seem routine. But even his head coach had to marvel at the show the Wildcat quarterback put…