Joelle Shallah often thinks of her kids when at Iola City Council. Not because she misses them, though she surely does. Rather, it’s because she hopes to build the type of community that would inspire…

Darcus Kottwitz believes that serving on Iola’s City Council requires the right mix of strong business sense and a kind heart.  “I don’t think there’s been enough consideration, research and budgeting in the council’s recent…

Max Grundy wants Iola to walk with a bit more swagger. “A little bit of pride is good,” he said. “I want us to realize how great a city we have and how much potential…

TOPEKA — Saline County appraiser Sean Robertson started with positive elements of the Legislature’s proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution capping real estate valuation increases on residential, commercial and agriculture property at 4% annually in…

TOPEKA — As local school board candidates gear up for the November election, community leaders worry about misinformation and extremist candidates. Judith Deedy, executive director of Game On for Kansas Schools, a public education advocacy…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state’s constitution, setting up a fall campaign that will become the nation’s…

Some more names have been added for your consideration when voters head to the polls to decide a litany of city and school board races this year. John Masterson, former longtime Allen Community College president,…

Two Iola City Council members, Nickolas Kinder and Carl Slaugh, have said they will not run for re-election this year. Kinder represents Iola’s First Ward, which covers the northeast part of town, or those living…

Applicants seeking to fill local city council or school board seats have until noon June 1 to file. The primary election is Aug.  1; the general election is Nov.  7. In Iola, Mayor Steve French…

Board members for the Iola district will wait to decide what to do about a vacancy, after Mandey Coltrane resigned her position. Coltrane submitted a letter of resignation effective Monday; she did not give a…