An Iola couple is having so much fun hosting a foreign exchange student this year, they decided to take on another. Paul Porter and Hayley Derryberry welcomed Charlotte “Charlie” Peters of Germany last fall. Since…

Last summer, the Iola school district decided to try a new program they hoped would allow students to stay in school rather than quarantine every time a classmate had COVID-19. That “Test to Stay and…

When Steve French is sworn in as Iola mayor in January, he promises to do so without ego, but rather a desire to see the remaining City Council members meet his one request. “I will…

HUMBOLDT — Korenne Wolken remembers the time when it all clicked for one of her students. It clicked for her, too. That’s when she realized she wanted to become a special education teacher. “I was…

Ask questions, and listen. It may sound simple, but it’s actually a very difficult thing to do. Michael Ashford, a Colorado resident with family ties in Iola, started a podcast in the summer of 2020…

Talk about hitting the ground running. Corey Isbell, a 20-year veteran of the Iola Fire Department, has been named Iola Fire Chief, effective immediately. And today, his first day as chief, Isbell is in South…

A recent decision by county commissioners to install storm shelters in four local communities prompted an Iola neighborhood to ask, “What about us?” For residents in Country Estates Addition in northwest Iola, the nearest shelter…

Shauna Berntsen was 17 in 2001. She spent that summer in basic training, just before beginning her senior year of high school. Within weeks, on Sept. 11, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the…

Tuesday’s election results brought a bit of drama, with at least two races too close to call. The Iola City Council and school board will have some new faces in January, as voters made their…

EMPORIA — Iolan Chloe Hageman was part of the pregame and halftime shows at Emporia State University’s Homecoming festivities Saturday. Hageman is a member of the ESU Marching Hornets Drill Team, and danced with the…