A group of Iolans is hoping to further tap into the growing popularity of disc golf, and they now have the city’s blessing to do so. Iola City Council members approved the Community Involvement Task…

School board members threw their support to a youth wrestling program on Monday night. The USD 257 board agreed to spend $14,197.40 for a custom-made wrestling mat that will allow the Iola Youth Wrestling Club…

Mary Virginia Reaves said “a lot of prayer” helped her make it through 100 years. Family and friends gathered at the Humboldt Senior Center on Saturday afternoon to help Reaves celebrate her 100th birthday. Her…

HUMBOLDT — Driving a cement truck is usually serious business. Drivers from across Kansas and Missouri came together at Monarch Cement Company on Saturday to test their skills, engage in a little bit of friendly…

Iola police officers, along with the Allen County Sheriff’s Department, Humboldt Police Department, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Kansas Fire Marshal’s Office, ATF and FBI conducted a search warrant Wednesday of a residence in the 300…

While it’s yet to be known whether legislators will designate Lehigh Portland State Park as Kansas’ 29th state park, the information gathering process has been a fruitful history lesson.  Many locals were unaware the lake,…

The Humboldt school board’s decision to stick with a five-day school week gives the county’s other districts a little more breathing room on the matter. In Iola’s USD 257, Superintendent Stacey Fager said “it hasn’t…

The Iola district’s prom policy has raised a debate about tying school meal fees to participation in activities.  Becca Martin, a 1976 graduate of Iola High School, aired her concerns last week after learning the…

A local group’s dreams of adding a splash park to downtown Iola have grown. The Community Involvement Task Force/PRIDE Committee is seeking the city’s blessing to add a small disc golf course at Meadowbrook Park.…

CHANUTE — A bout of recent fires, including one of a vacated house that already had been condemned, are under investigation. The Chanute Tribune said the Kansas Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a fire at…