Iola’s ordinances regarding transient vendor licenses came under the spotlight once again Monday. City Council members heard from 12-year-old Charley Kerr, a sixth-grader at Iola Middle School. Kerr, standing with her father, Matt Kerr, said…

The Easter Bunny embraces Daxton Beacher, 9, left, during an Easter egg hunt at Iola’s Recreation Community Building Saturday. (Daxton’s younger sister, Dally, age 3, was more skeptical of the oversized bunny and kept her…

Iolans Daniel Roush and Gene Myrick were among the guests of honor as Southern Coffey County High School hosted its 26th Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Roush and Myrick were among the 22 veterans —…

The FIFA World Cup Kansas City Countdown Clock has been placed at the southeast corner of Iola’s courthouse square, where it will remain through April 16, reminding passersby that the 2026 World Cup Soccer Tournament…

The potential for severe storms this weekend has prompted the Allen County Department of Emergency Management to remind residents of community storm shelters throughout the county. In Iola, the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, the old…

TOPEKA — Students from Allen County high schools participated in Kansas Prevention Advocacy Day Thursday, joining over 100 young people from more than 12 school districts across the state. They arrived at the Kansas Capitol…

It’s not a stretch to say Cole Moyer has been as much a part of youth theater in Iola as anybody. He grew up attending Children’s Summer Theatre Workshop sessions, first as a student, then…

A field survey team will work along U.S. 169, just south of the U.S. 54 junction outside Iola. The workers plan to begin a field survey to gather information for proposed pavement rehabilitation, the Kansas…

A boil order has been issued for water customers in the Allen County Rural Water District (RWD) 15. The order was issued Tuesday by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The water district includes…

The Iola City Council welcomed two new faces and said goodbye to three outgoing members Monday evening. Doug Kerr, Jeremiah Ivy, Mark Peters and incumbent Nich Lohman were sworn in as new members. Kerr will…