For Major League Baseball stars, playing into their 40s is a luxury. Compare that to Iola native David Heard, who at age 76 is still a competitive force. Heard competes for the Midwest Driving School…

Last spring, Damaris Kunkler wanted to visit with daughter Elysia, a crackerjack track performer for Iola High School, during a track  meet at Humboldt. She walked across the infield and approached a covey of orange-and-black-clad…

Iola Mayor Jonathan Wells confirmed the city has been in talks with Allen Community College about a possible partnership with the school for a recreational center, however talks are in the preliminary stage. In fact,…

The 69th annual Lindsey-King reunion was held in Iola’s Riverside Park June 15. Attending were Fred and Cindy Littlepage, Makenna Shipp and Macey Shipp, Excelsior Springs, Mo.; Kourtnie Littlepage, Springfield, Mo.; Randy and Cyndy Hughey,…

Thirty-one years ago August 1988 Aldie Ensminger, a Republican candidate for the 10th District State Representative, led in votes 1,407 to 1,115 over John Carder to win the primary election Tuesday. Denise Apt, a candidate…

When introducing newcomers to Iola we always point out the convenience that, “No matter where you need to go, it’s only 5 minutes away.” Something of a stretch, but not by much. So it’s curious…

It took the 2016 presidential election to stir up Ashley Varner’s political juices. “My friends really got me interested in politics then,” Varner said. “A lot of people were advocating running for local offices and…

A city is best served, Josiah D’Albini contends, when its leaders are fully engaged with the citizens they serve. To that end, the Ward 3 City Council hopeful promises to keep open lines of communication,…

Iola’s Ward 3 voters will winnow a field of four candidates to two in Tuesday’s primary election for City Council. The ward encompasses those living west of Cottonwood and south of Breckenridge streets. Candidates include…

GAS — Denise Law started to groom dogs as a teenager. She was 19, living in Brooklyn, N.Y., and raised poodles. She discovered the puppies sold better with “cute little haircuts.” About 45 years later,…