Iola Area Chamber of Commerce members celebrated the opening of Neon Cactus Burger with a ribbon cutting Saturday afternoon. The new restaurant, which serves gourmet, locally sourced hamburgers, is at 324 W. Garfield.

A 17-year-old Iola High School student died Thursday evening in what has been identified as a suicide. Officials have not released the student’s name. Stacey Fager, USD 257 Superintendent, said the district is working closely…

Camp Hunter in Humboldt was filled with music over the weekend, during the Owl Creek Jamboree music festival. The festival, which began in 2014, featured more than a dozen bands over four nights. Due to…

Iola High School and Iola Middle School band students got in plenty of “play” time Saturday during their annual Practice-A-Thon at Iola’s downtown square. The practice-a-thon is one of the music department’s largest fundraisers of…

NEW YORK (AP) — A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed without the constitutional authority to do so was scheduled to launch Monday. Importers and their…

Terry Johnson, 63, died Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Iola. Terry Lee Johnson was born on Nov. 10, 1962 in Iola, to Ralph Johnson and Judy (Peres) Johnson. On September 29, 2013, Terry was united…

Driving west on I-70 Tuesday evening, I saw flashing police lights on the side of the road. It was early evening, and I was headed home after spending two days in Columbia, Mo. at a…

GARNETT — The Iola Mustangs marched out of the Anderson County Invitational with a few medals while taking on a few bigger foes Thursday. A first-place finish in the 800-meter run proved junior Keegan Hill…

MORAN — The Marmaton Valley Wildcats pushed their win streak to six games after demolishing the Pleasanton Blue-Jays, 16-3, on Thursday. With nine runs in the opening inning, the Wildcats cruised to victory on the…

HUMBOLDT — The 2A Humboldt Lady Cubs slayed a giant Thursday while stepping up to sweep 4A Burlington, 11-1 and 11-3, picking up their second-consecutive sweep in the season. Humboldt pounded Burlington from their first…