Iola’s newly seated City Council members will hit the ground running once they’re sworn in Monday. Newcomers Doug Kerr and Jeremiah Ivy will be joined by Mark Peters — who previously served on the Council…

Carri Sailor is faced with a conundrum. In a business climate where every penny is important, the Rookies owner must soon decide how to dole out exact change when customers pay with cash. Sailor is…

Rep. Fred Gardner said his foremost goal for the upcoming legislative session, which begins Monday, is to ensure his rural 9th District receives its share of $221 million in federal funds recently designated to Kansas…

Jorja Murcko just graduated from Fort Scott Community College’s cosmetology program in November 2025.  She’s already hit the ground running, opening It Happens Hair at 110 West Street. The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated…

Christmas break may have arrived at the perfect time for USD 257 schools to avoid a widespread onset of illnesses. A survey of local schools reveals most — at least so far — have avoided…

Midwest Chiropractic celebrated the opening of their new Iola location Wednesday afternoon, exactly 39 years after they first opened their doors to clients. Dr. Larry Buck graduated from Kansas City’s Cleveland Chiropractic College in 1986.…

GoodLife Innovations had some good news for its clients in the Iola area to wrap up 2025. The organization that provides community-based support for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, will keep its day center…

Iola High School students are using a home basketball game Friday as an opportunity to bring attention to mental health and suicide prevention.  The game will feature a “green out” organized by Mustangs for Mental…

Youngsters will be given free rein at the Iola Public Library this month. “Loose in the Library,” an evening of pizza, games and a scavenger hunt, will be capped with a library-wide game of hide-and-seek…

Undersheriff Nate Jackson outlined a new community engagement effort for commissioners Tuesday morning designed to connect veterans with services and mental health support. Jackson told Allen County Commissioners the initiative grew out of monthly collaborative…