Thanks to the stellar reporting by Sarah Jane Tribble of Kaiser Health News, the closing of Fort Scott’s Mercy Hospital and its effect on the town has been uniquely chronicled over the past year on…

The Iola Public Library starts off the new year with a handful of programs for adults. Those who play bridge usually consider it the greatest card game of all. This winter, anyone interested has the…

Adam Peterson, Iola, is graduating this semester from the University of Kansas. Peterson has earned a bachelor’s of science in accounting and business analytics.

35 Years Ago December 1989 TOPEKA (AP) — Sen. Robert Talkington became the first Senate president from southeast Kansas in more than 35 years as he edged out incumbent Ross Doyen in secret balloting at…

Arrests reported Allen County sheriff’s deputies arrested Annie J. Tush, 35, Savonburg, for suspicion of trespassing Sunday. Joshua D. Farmer, 33, Humboldt, was arrested by deputies Saturday for suspicion of attempting to flee and elude…

Dear editor, The recent “Sabra and Friends, the Christmas Show,” at the Creitz Recital Hall in the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, was absolutely wonderful.  Such a display of singing, dancing, piano performance and amusing dialogue…

The Kelley Hotel on South Washington glistened on a snowy night in the 1960s. The hotel closed in 1970 after a glorious tenure. Ira D. Kelley founded the hotel in 1908. Business was brisk and…

Giving was the central theme to the Dec. 12 United Methodist Women’s meeting in Iola. Members gave a year-end donation to Hope Unlimited, while district and conference gave donations to the Five Rivers District UMW…

Several topics were discussed at Thursday’s Iola Amateur Radio Club meeting. After hearing from a committee studying the benefits of solar power, members agreed to change its repeater to a solar-powered device sometime next spring…

Arrests reported Allen County sheriff’s deputies arrested Jowel W. Curry, 34, Iola, Saturday for suspicion of driving under the influence, transporting an open container of alcohol, interfering with law enforcement and attempting to flee or…