The skies above Gates Corporation?s Iola plant were abuzz with activity Saturday morning, as crews installed four new air control systems onto the facility?s roof. The $1 million project was made substantially easier through the…

In front of a full house at the Allen Community College Student Center this Thursday, Iola native Richard Zahn presented to the Rotary Club of Iola. His program, titled “Healthcare: Molecules and Medicines,” provided an…

Started more than a century ago, Iola Vespers is the gift that keeps on giving. The latest iteration of the Christmas choir will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday at Iola’s First Presbyterian Church. There is…

Lincoln Elementary School third-graders play “Christmas Time is Here” on their recorders during Lincoln’s program, “Sing a Song of Christmas!” Tuesday night at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Jefferson students perform at 6:30 p.m. Thursday…

MANHATTAN — Iolan Clara Wicoff, a Kansas State University senior in agricultural economics, will receive a 2020 Marshall Scholarship for graduate study in the United Kingdom.  She is one of 46 American students to receive…

Starting next fall, IHS freshmen will be required to take a pre-ACT test as soon as they start the school year, USD 257 school board members decided Monday night. The test is a good predictor…

Kelsey Larson had a long-term plan.  But things rarely go according to plan. Larson taught third grade at Lincoln Elementary School for two years. She enjoyed working with the students, figuring out lesson plans and…

Iola City Council members will decide Monday whether Coon Creek should keep its name or revert to its original moniker, Small Creek. Council members were asked last month to approve the name change by Iola…

Streams of shoppers partook Friday in Iola?s Downtown Block Party, in search of bargains and other prizes.   Hazel Jones clears decorations from a tree at Second Chance Thrift Store.   Shoppers make their way…

Santa brought a special guest with him, this reindeer, admired adoringly by Parker Weilert, 5.   Santa?s official arrival in Iola Thursday brought throngs of youngsters, including Aiden Stotler, 5, who delivered his wish list for…