First grade classes at Moran and Elsmore elementary schools are employing progress reports rather than grade cards. Ken McWhirter, Moran elementary school principal, said the school’s application of the mastery teaching and assessment method was…

John Knorp removed all the Tylenol products from his shelves this morning at Knorp Drug as did pharmacists at Iola Pharmacy. Cyanide-contaminated Extra-Strength Tylenol is being linked to five deaths. The product has been recalled…

MORAN — W.C. Neth, who lives at 310 S. Ohio in Iola, hopes that the homes he is building in Moran will help attract new industry. Neth intends to build seven 1,000-square-foot, three-bedroom houses that…

A new eating place, Menegay’s Grill, is opening in Iola by Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Menegay, who recently operated the South Street Cafe. The grill occupies the lower floor of the American Legion building…

Although the route is now seldom traveled, in another summer or two one of the most popular roads in the southeastern corner of the county will be that leading from Elsmore to the Allen-Bourbon State…

One of Iola’s landmarks, the Northrup House, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, according to the Kansas State Historical Society. **** Carol Porter accepted a recognition award for Gates Rubber during…

The Rev. Steve Traw is the new minister at Iola’s First Christian Church. He and  wife Susan are graduates of Emporia State University where they met. Steve taught school for a year after graduation and…

During the first five months of 1972, construction has started on 15 new homes in Iola. The construction spree accompanies an announcement just last week of the relocation of Inter Collegiate Press here. Practically all…

“Handie Talkie” portable radios are available to the police and fire crews, one in each department. The devices, widely used first by the Army, permit two-way communication for a range of seven miles. A man…

The Iola High School Band, composed of 113 student musicians directed by Dale Creitz, will give its spring concert in Memorial Hall. Jacqueline Robinson, a senior, will play a modern cornet solo, “Skyline Silhouettes,” by…