There was a time in Iola when Mother’s Day was more than a nice meal and making sure to visit with mom.An event meant for just plain fun unwound for the first time on Mother’s…

Paul Zirjacks keeps his finger on the pulse of what’s happening in Iola and the surrounding area. Few things of consequence slip his notice. Tuesday he came to the Allen County Commission meeting to observe…

A gaggle of hypersensitive folks in Anderson County who thought permitting a wind farm in their neck of the woods would ruin its pristine appearance got their wish. Calpine, a Houston energy company, has said…

Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, would be high on the list for any number of booby prizes after comments he made Friday sizzled through several major news outlets and social media platforms.At a town hall meeting…

I saw a lizard the other afternoon.With every place wet as the dickens, I’ve taken to walking the old railroad tracks south of Humboldt.If I knew how the tune goes, I’d hum “Walking the Rails.”…

Although we don’t agree in toto, Kansas law — for the time being — permits anyone who so desires to take a gun, concealed or not, wherever they want.We suspect the vast majority of folks…

On Monday evening and a week earlier, groundwork was laid for as yet undecided improvements for schools in USD 257.The goal for participants is to discover what they think voters will find acceptable in the…

Rain is a blessing of immense proportions for farmers, provided it arrives in moderate amounts and over a period of time.The latest spat of springtime rain put area farmers in a hole, but it is…

An elderly woman who lives in north Iola is not an atypical example of what careless government overreach may do to those it should be most careful about serving.In her late 70s and a widow,…

Allen County Animal Rescue Facility, operating from its shelter at the north edge of LaHarpe, doesn’t have an easy time keeping coffers sufficiently filled to do all needed to help dogs and cats that otherwise…