Community National Bank & Trust celebrated a milestone Friday, marking 25 years of serving customers in Iola. Employees, customers and community members joined in recognizing the anniversary and reflecting on the bank’s growth over the…

Construction crews began work Wednesday on the installation of artificial turf at the Riverside Park football field, launching a $1.2 million improvement project approved by the USD 257 Board of Education in March. Double E…

Two students participating in the Work-Based Learning (WBL) program through Kansas Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) are gaining valuable job skills through their placements at Waters Hardware in Iola. Frederick Burgett came to the program in…

Tuesday’s planned Iola City Council meeting wound up being a no-go, when too many members announced they would be unable to attend. With only three Council members on hand — Mark Peters, Nich Lohman and…

Corey Schinstock was discussing plans for the upcoming rebuild of U.S. 54 through much of Iola with a resident who lives alongside the highway. As Iola’s assistant city administrator, Schinstock has been the lead in…

Following a bear sighting reported earlier this week in Chanute, the Allen County Sheriff’s Office said a bear was struck in a single-vehicle accident early Friday morning. At approximately 4:15 a.m., deputies responded to the…

There are few job descriptions as apt as the family doctor. Their clients can be any age, from newborn to 100. A family doctor may be there when their patients are born, when they grow…

Construction continues on a structure that will house a 3,600-square-foot data center on the outskirts of Iola. The center, owned by Vine Energy LLC, will consume about 3 megawatts of power. The pace of construction…

Iola City Council members agreed Monday to assist with an Allen County-led cardboard recycling program. Council members voted 7-1 to purchase a container of some sort to help store the cardboard until it can be…

Concrete repairs near the Elm Creek bridge on U.S. 169 near Iola will cause traffic delays over the next few weeks, the Kansas Department of Transportation reported. Crews are doing a full-depth concrete repair over…