Allen County Sheriff’s Department personnel survey the damage of a two vehicle accident at the intersection of U.S. 59 and North Dakota Road north of Moran Thursday. The drivers and passengers in the vehicles escaped…

In the summer of 1988, not long before Becky Carlson was about to embark on a hall of fame basketball coaching career, she stayed busy during the summers managing the Iola Municipal Pool. It was…

“Your body got you down here, and your mind will get you out.” This is the phrase we heard at 5 a.m. as we stretched our weary legs in preparation for our ascent from the…

Iola City Council members will hear a request Monday to partake in a joint recycling venture with Allen County. Janie Works, a volunteer with Allen County Recycling, already has approached county commissioners about having city…

Most of us don’t appreciate trees until they’re gone, said Krista Harding, horticulture agent with the Southwind Extension District. A drought that has extended more than a year is taking a significant toll on trees.…

Angie King couldn’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia. King, then Angie Barnett, worked at Iola’s Dairy Queen franchise 30 years ago while a high-schooler. “After 30 years, it’s crazy how much this place…

Every town has its own unique story, traveling a path filled with twists and turns as the years march on. Seth Varner, a 23-year-old college student from Nebraska, is making it his goal to make…

If you knew that you were on course to be seriously ill in 10-15 years but could dramatically lessen your chances, would you?  One out of five Americans today potentially face that question when diagnosed…

Tom and Monica Norris, owners of 101.5 KIKS and 1370 / 99.3 KIOL Radio for the past 16 years, announced Friday they have sold Iola Radio to Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting. The changeover took…

(With all due apologies to Paul Harvey.) Louise Harrison Caldwell was used to being a fish out of water. She grew up in England, fell in love and married an engineer for a coal mining…