Over the past few years, a craze has sprung up in cities nationwide. This craze presents a solution in places where people don’t know their neighbors well, where houses are spaced far apart and where…

Iola Pharmacy began in 1973 when pharmacists Jim Arnott and Bret Lawrence purchased Cooksey’s Drug Store at 1 E. Madison, followed by the purchase of Eyler Drug, formerly Cook’s Drug Store, in 1975. In 1987,…

IOLA MUNICIPAL  COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows: Jason Glukowsky, Iola, possessing drug paraphernalia, $475, probation ordered. Alec W. Nelson, domestic battery, cirminal damage to property, $655, probation ordered. Destiny S. Powell, Iola, possessing…

Door damaged, items stolen Bobby Lawrence told Iola police officers Wednesday her front door was damaged and items stolen from inside the house in the 400 block of East Lincoln Street.

The Southeast Kansas Library System awarded several grants to area libraries to develop their collections. Jefferson Elementary received $1,490.41, specifically to purchase materials that pertain to STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — subjects.…

Planning work on the proposed Strawn reservoir will be under way soon, according to John Redmond of Burlington, veteran leader in flood control programs who visited the army engineer’s office in Tulsa. President Truman recently…

A Christmas concert at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center will go on as planned, but with a new act. The Sugarplums will replace Merry Country Christmas, after the group canceled its show because of scheduling…

Burglary stopped Iola Police Lt. Chad Reeves was near the intersection of Kansas and Willow drives Thursday when he noted suspicious activity at the Gerkins Storage Units facility.  Turns out there was a burglary in…

Kenny Heinz, who farms west of Carlyle along the Neosho River, is one of the first area farmers to have recognized and done something about pollution problems. Refuse from his hog feeding operation drains into…

Pastor Steve Traw’s message at Carlyle Presbyterian Church, “Keeping the Nightlight On,” was taken from John 3:1-17.  We seek the light to escape the darkness. Jesus is the light of the world – our night…