Dear editor, “Past it on.” This phrase had real meaning for me this week. A couple of days ago I was at the checkout counter of a local store and the manager could not get…

“The year 2020 will be remembered for COVID-19. But in Iola, it will also be remembered as the year Peerless Products came to town,” predicted Iola Mayor Jon Wells at Tuesday’s celebration of the company’s…

Patrons who frequent the Allen County Farmers Market will have one last session to buy fresh produce and baked goods. Thursday’s market, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in downtown Iola, is the final market session…

Iola High’s doubles teams each went 1-1 on the day Thursday as part of the Fillies only home matches of the 2020 season. Manning the No. 1 doubles team, Sidney and Miah Shelby narrowly missed…

Dear editor, Be careful where you step. It’s campaign time and it’s going to get deeper. I wish (Mike) Pence were running. He’s smart, a very good speaker and not one to turn off his…

Twenty-one young baseball enthusiasts learned the finer mechanics of pitching Saturday and Sunday during a clinic provided by Demetrius Mitchell, a standout pitcher-turned-coach at the college level, most recently at Alabama A&M. Tryouts for SEK…

Small towns often get a bad rap because they don’t appear to be the “bargain” that some people assume them to be. The tradeoff to doing without big museums and parks, airports, athletic stadiums and…

Splintered Crews utilize a track hoe and other heavy equipment to remove trees, brush, rocks and other debris from land near Kentucky  and Monroe streets Friday, where the new Iola Elementary School construction will begin…

Iola Middle School eighth-graders Isaac Hopkins, foreground, and Kyser Nemecek take part in a passing drill this morning during the IMS summer football camp. Roughly 30 seventh- and eighth-graders have been taking part in the…

Monday’s make-up results Jr. Bitty Ball Hammerson Ready Mix 5 Iola Transmission 14 Hits for Hammerson: B. Bennett, 2 1b; J. Emerson, 2 1b; E. Higginbotham, 3 1b; J. Mueller, 2 1b, 1 2b; C.…