Iola does not charge telecommunications companies to use its water towers for various transmitters and other pieces of equipment. That may soon change. The topic arose Monday after the owners of KwiKom Communications announced the…

Allen County Commissioners discussed with 911 Director Chelsie Decker Tuesday morning the replacement of the county’s dispatch call recording system.  Decker recommended the county move forward with dispatch recording services from a company named Equature…

NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman who killed four people at a Manhattan office building before killing himself claimed in a note to have a brain disease linked to contact sports and was trying to target the…

Multiple area riders earned a few dollars while placing at the Iola Rodeo. Despite sweltering heat during both nights of the Iola Rodeo, Humboldt rider Dakota Slocum posted the only local first-place finish winning the…

The Iola Hormigas’ losing streak continues after falling in a trio of blowout losses over the weekend. Mathematically eliminated from the postseason, the Hormigas looked to play spoiler to the North Platte 80s but instead…

Forty years ago, the world’s conscience was shocked into action by images of emaciated children and starving babies dying in their mothers’ arms. There was a surge in international aid, airdrops of food and activism…

HIAWATHA — The Iola American Legion Post 15 Indians’ four-year reign over Kansas American Legion 19U Baseball came to an end at Sunday’s state tournament game. Facing an uphill battle following Friday’s 4-2 loss to…

Dear editor, I fully support having chickens in the City of Iola.  I would actually like it to be “poultry,” as ducks would be great also. I think anyone should be allowed to have 1-3…

If financial conditions are restrictive, Wall Street sure hasn’t noticed. Stock indexes hit fresh records this week, and speculative meme stocks are back to mania levels. Meanwhile, smaller businesses in the non-financial economy are tightening…

Camille Lavon may be new to Allen County, but she’s no stranger to economic development. She’s bringing a wealth of experience and a listening ear to her new role as economic development director for Thrive…