Dear Carolyn: I am friends with a few members of a pretty tight clique. Over the years, I have had fluctuating levels of closeness with some of these women, and also fluctuating levels of hurt…

Donna Houser, with Iola Community Involvement Task Force, spoke to Iola Kiwanians last week about the CITF fund drive for a splash park along Cottonwood Street, between Buchanan Street and Iola First Baptist Church. Houser…

Dear Carolyn: My 15-year-old niece recently had her hair professionally dyed red. My sister — the child’s mother — facilitated this, but the niece used money she earned with a part-time job. When my mother…

Dear Dr. Roach: I have a history of polyps. I recently had nasal polyps removed, and a previous colonoscopy had also revealed polyps. I have been put on a blood thinner (Xarelto) and an aspirin.…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I think my boyfriend and I are breaking up. It’s happening gradually, in small steps. Like we had a fight about bills, so now he buys his own…

OSWEGO — Labette County is the proud owner of a $1.2 million rock crusher. The Parsons Sun reported Labette County commissioners agreed to purchase the 2022 German-made crusher, replacing one purchased in 1995 for $1.087…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Kristina Diaz, 34, Iola, for suspicion of domestic battery Sunday evening in the 400 block of South Walnut Street, while Robert Burress, 43, Iola, was arrested for suspicion of…

May is Stress Awareness Month.Did you know that stress can affect your physical health? According to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, chronic stress can lead to a risk of health problems such…

Follow these tips from Jason Warner, KSU cow-calf specialist, on some management considerations. If cows are marginal (BCS 4.0 – 5.0) going into breeding, possibly consider: • Supplementing 2-3 weeks prior to and through first…

Iola middle and high school band students performed during fundraisers on Monday, with some students raising money at a Practice-A-Thon at the bandstand and others playing throughout the community.