I have been reading all of the articles and letters to the forum about extending the rail trail.  I would like to see the trail extended to Humboldt. With TV, computers and video games our…

An astounding proposal by the Kansas House Appropriations Committee would reverse the state’s school finance philosophy and go back to dependence on the local property tax.As USD 257 Superintendent of Schools Craig Neuenswander explained in…

For all the work and effort you have put forth to represent your school, Allen County and all of Iola. You have done a great job. I am so very proud of you.I read the…

We the people of Iola voted almost one year ago to change from a three-man commission form of government to a council form of government with eight council people and a mayor. Since that time,…

On Saturday night, let’s turn out the lights — early: At 8:30 p.m., to be exact.But before lighting a candle, go through the house and  disconnect computers, alarm clocks, hairdryers. Anything that draws a current.…

1. I, for one, was glad to see that the rails to trails hasn’t gone any farther south than it has. There is not enough use of it anyway. Maybe farther north, but I sure…

The concern of Kansas politicians over the newly passed health care legislation is truly touching.“Kansans are fed up with the ‘Washington knows best,’ attitude,” said Congressman Jerry Moran, and proposed to undo the reform, to…

Republicans lambasted health care legislation passed by the House Sunday night as “a disgrace.”Yet, millions more of Americans will now have health insurance. “Shame on us,” said John Boehner (R-Ohio) of the vote which drew…

She crosses the road barely awake, somewhat disoriented and blindly unaware of oncoming traffic. This is the story of a female turtle, possibly holding eggs in her womb that she has carried for years until…

Why is the rail trail so important to finish at this time, when the economy is at its lowest? Will the city lose the ability to retain the trail?Why not use the $100,000 that the…