Mrs. Denise Apt of Iola took over the gavel of the Kansas Association of School Boards last night as president. Mrs. Apt has been active in KASB for about nine years and has served in…

ACMAT, the Allen County Multi-Agency Team, is collecting food donations for local pantries this holiday season. Drop-off boxes are at G&W Foods, Thrive Allen County, the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center and Emprise Bank. All…

Mattisyn Culp, a fourth-grader at Lincoln Elementary School, prepares herself for a COVID-19 vaccine shot from Allen County Health Department’s Megan Neville during a school clinic Thursday morning. About 25 students from kindergarten to fifth…

Dorcas Romary, from left, Bonnie Johnson and Juanita Hamm were among the volunteers with Allen County’s Meals on Wheels program treated to a fried chicken dinner Friday at the Allen County Courthouse. The dinner was…

Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church will host its regular monthly food commodity distribution from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday. Recipients are to meet at the church’s east parking lot at 301 E. Madison Ave.

Dear Carolyn: My husband and I have been married 10 years. Over this time, a pretty even breakdown of chores has emerged. These are the daily and weekly things such as groceries, laundry, lawn care,…

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old woman. I recently fell in my house doing housework and surprisingly broke my left hip. Before the fracture I was in excellent health and extremely active. I walked…

Arrests reported Nathaniel M. Knight was arrested by Iola officers Friday morning in the 300 block of East Jackson Street for suspicion of obstructing justice, battery of a law enforcement officer, illegally carrying a weapon…

Dear Carolyn: When my husband believes I am doing something in a way that could be done better or could result in a negative outcome, he might correct or assist me by taking action or…

DEAR DR. ROACH: It has been almost a year now that I had my physical with my general doctor, and I’m mulling over whether to return to her for this year’s physical.  I am a…