“Have you heard the sad story of the state buffalo?” Deb Smail asked second-graders at Jefferson Elementary School, prior to her Kansas Day presentation on Wednesday. She also asked students if they knew the sound…

Throngs of spectators were treated to a night of laughs and some spirited competition, courtesy of Dairyland Donkey Basketball at Iola High School.

Iola continues to pump out millions of gallons of fresh, safe water each day. But in order to maintain the system’s integrity, city officials have sought a master plan to look at short- and long-term…

Sharks are out. Squid are in. For the past several years, the after-school program SAFE BASE has celebrated Shark Week. Elementary school students from kindergarten to sixth grade covered everything shark, such as the design…

Iola City Administrator Sid Fleming will leave his post in March. Fleming’s resignation announcement was given last week in a private meeting with Iola City Council members. Fleming, who has been in Iola for the…

A doctor?s job is to listen, gather data, assess the situation and collaborate with others to find a solution. Kansas Sen. Barbara Bollier, a retired anesthesiologist, said she wants to take that same policy to…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas Court of Appeals judge, a Lawrence attorney and a veteran prosecutor now working for the attorney general’s office are finalists for a state Supreme Court seat. A lawyer-led state…

If we got all of the people in Iola together in a big circle and had half of them take one step backward, those stepping backward would still not represent the number of folks in…

Windows with glazing that protects from the heat of the sun. Bullet-resistant glass.  Sloping roofs. Mechanical systems under a roof instead of on top of it.  Walking paths and traffic studies. Those were among the…