They?re two mothers with similar and yet very different stories. Lori Cooper and Sharla Miller have known each other for years. They attended mission trips together with their sons through Wesley United Methodist Church, where…

Iola’s electric distribution employees are in line for significant raises. City Council members voted, 7-0, Tuesday for the pay hikes, effective at the start of the next pay period, which begins Monday. In so doing,…

Iola will continue supporting Allen County Regional Hospital through 2020, through a portion of the city’s sales tax revenues. In a bit of high drama that ultimately lasted about 30 seconds, City Council members narrowly…

Preliminary designs of new school buildings for USD 257 were unveiled Monday night. The contrast between old and new is dramatic. A predominantly glass-enclosed cafeteria, for example, is not only an inviting environment for students…

Leaning back in his chair with his 11-year-old dog Patches on his lap, Iolan Paul Zirjacks keeps track of the world’s events through numerous newspapers as well as a subscription to The Army Times.  He…

Not long before he died, basketball coach turned inspirational speaker Jim Valvano shared a few nuggets of advice. Do something every day that makes you laugh. Do something every day that makes you cry. Do…

Cirque Mechanics 42FT will bring a menagerie of mechanical marvels to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center stage at 2 p.m. Sunday. The unique show brings a cadre of circus performers within a 42-foot ring full…

Paleontologist Evan Jevnikar delights Lincoln Elementary School fourth-graders Friday with an interactive description of dinosaurs. Jevnikar, a University of Kansas graduate now attending North Carolina State University as a master’s student, spoke about the different…

The evil lord, Voldy, played by Ashtyn Aikins-Ansley throws down some wicked dance moves with her evil follower, Xavia Jones, played by Elanie Sturgeon.   ?Puffs? tells the story you missed when focusing all of…

An Iola man was taken into custody Monday after a 4-year-old child was found left unattended and locked in a house for several hours earlier in the day. The Allen County Sheriff’s Department reported that…