Iola mayoral candidates are incumbent Jon Wells, Ron Ballard and Larry Walden.   In Jon Wells’ two years as mayor, the city’s accomplishments aren’t the glamorous type, he acknowledged. “When you talk about finishing out…

Iola mayoral candidates are incumbent Jon Wells, Ron Ballard and Larry Walden.   A lack of interest among the general public in how Iola’s city operations function has sparked Larry Walden’s 2019 mayoral campaign. He…

Iola mayoral candidates are incumbent Jon Wells, Ron Ballard and Larry Walden.   Accountability is a common theme when talking with Ron Ballard. Ballard, 32, is one of three candidates seeking to become Iola’s next…

50 Years Ago October 1969 An 80-acre site was purchased yesterday by the Iola City Commission for an industrial park. The acreage, which is across from the Wichman Ford Agency on U.S. 169 about a…

Dear editor, Vicki Curry. There are many, many words I could use to describe this lady.  She was my mentor, financial aid director and most importantly friend. Vicki has worked for Allen Community College for…

I commend this student (Allie Utley) for raising a question that has started many conversations. If she is seeking a future in journalism, she will go far with her inquisitive nature. The student’s question has…

Volunteers with the Iola Community Involvement Task Force/PRIDE Committee spent much of Friday morning digging up sweet potato vines from flower pots adorning Iola’s downtown square. Among the helpers were Dale Westerman, left, and Karen…

Last weekend I received a message from Ida Belle Brownrigg Woodward that said simply, “I thought you would enjoy this article from Ford Times – 1958.”  Sure enough, in the July 1958 issue is a…

With equal parts precision and power, churning through nearly 200 feet of clay beneath sidewalks, driveways and the occasional tree root turned into a routine day at the office for Eric Vogel. Vogel, of KwiKom…

A collaborative effort involving the Allen and Bourbon county sheriff’s departments and the Chanute Police Department brought about multiple arrests and citations. The results were announced Sunday by Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy. The operations…