Iola youth football players got a jump on the fall sports season during their first day of practice Thursday.  With Iola Middle School and Iola High School not scheduled to practice until Monday, the youth…

A ray of hope broke through the discussion Monday evening when Corey Schinstock, assistant city administrator, assumed the responsibility of working with volunteers to devise a countywide recycling plan. Up until then, it appeared it…

Governor Laura Kelly has received national media attention this summer for resigning from the National Governors Association and joining a lawsuit against the federal government over the release of appropriated funds.  These actions reflect today’s…

The joy of journalism is it shows the journalist exactly how intelligent he or she is. Everyone makes mistakes, that’s what corrections are for.  I greeted Thursday like it was my first day of school.…

They can hardly reach now, but this year’s crop of kindergartners will have no problem ringing the bell when they leave Iola Elementary School as fifth grade graduates. Per tradition, students gathered Friday morning to…

Any day now, Dr. Lyvier Leffler will be able to pause to catch her breath. She arrived as Allen Community College’s president in mid-January, with the spring semester classes already underway, and the college just…

Allen County veterans now have a new opportunity to make much-needed repairs to their homes thanks to a $30,000 Veterans Home Repair Grant offered through Thrive Allen County. The grant is funded by Home Depot…

Kristen French finds herself holding her breath when she crosses a number of intersections in Iola. French, daughter of Iola Mayor Steve French, addressed the Iola City Council Monday about some of the crossroads she…

COFFEYVILLE — The Allen Community College Red Devils defeated Coffeyville in their exhibition opener 1-0 Wednesday night.  Despite the Coffeyville Red Ravens maintaining possession for the majority of Wednesday’s friendly, the Red Devils took advantage…

PrairieLand Partners of Iola invited some friends over to dinner Wednesday evening. The occasion? An open house celebrating its new $14 million facility at 1690 Oregon Rd. From the north, the 75,684 square foot facility…