ERIE — Iola High’s junior varsity wrestlers wrapped up their season Saturday with a tournament in Erie. Ramon Ballin went 2-1 to take gold in the boys 266-278-pound division, while the Mustangs Berdjonley Seance (151-159),…

Members of the Iola Masonic Lodge 38 partnered with the Kansas Masonic Foundation in donating $1,000 to the Iola Community Food Pantry as well as food items as part of their “Operation Christmas.” Lodge members…

Arrests reported Eric Bain was arrested by Iola police officers Sunday evening in the 400 block of Kansas Drive for suspected possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia and failing to maintain vehicle liability insurance. Officers…

Eileen Murphy, 82, Chanute, Kan., died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at Labette Health Hospital in Parsons, Kan. Eileen Emma Stover was born in rural Chanute Dec. 26, 1942 to August and Emma (Harner) Stover. On…

BUFFALO — A strong defensive start propelled Marmaton Valley High’s Wildcats to victory Friday. The Wildcats burst out of the gates quickly, taking a 15-5 lead over host Altoona-Midway. And while Marmaton Valley’s offense cooled…

Robert Earl Zornes, 68, of Kansas City, Mo., went to be with the Lord on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. He was born Aug. 20, 1956, to Russell Roy and Jessie Lee (Adams) Zornes in Iola,…

Friday night’s entertainment at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center was a whole lot better than Sunday’s debacle in New Orleans. In front of a full house, prominent author and speaker Temple Grandin entertained, enlightened and…

TEL AVIV, Israel — This past weekend, as Hamas paraded a trio of emaciated Israeli hostages who were about to be freed following more than a year of captivity in the Gaza Strip, the militant…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the weekend, some staff members at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau saw a sign of trouble to come. Windows in two basement conference rooms were covered with brown paper and blue…

Brandon Hobbs, a 1992 Iola High School graduate who embarked on a lengthy aviation career, first in the Air Force and then as a Department of Defense contractor pilot, was killed Thursday when a plane…