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TOPEKA Courtney Train spends her days going to nail salons, the pool and the dog park. As a paid mentor and advocate for children ages 8 to 18 whove seen domestic violence at home…
Iola native Heidi Starks Crane is the author of Amazing Grace, a heart-warming story of her experience of adopting a cat from an animal shelter. The cat, Gracie, comes into Cranes life just as she…
With the most important retail season just around the corner, merchants are hoping shoppers will think local first. A story in Sundays Kansas City Star gave reason to worry that may not be the case.…
Iola Public Library offers several programs in August. The Intrepid Readers book discussion group meets at 2 p.m. Thursday to talk about the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Overstory by Richard Powers. What can Iola High School…
Local students participated in the spring 2019 graduation services at Wichita State University. Jack Warren, Iola, graduated with a bachelor of business administration. Warren graduated with cum laude honors in addition to making the deans…
Last week, Gov. Laura Kelly, under the threat of a lawsuit by Attorney General Derek Schmidt, dropped the plan to provide extended food assistance to thousands of Kansas adults who fail to meet a work…
60 Years Ago July 1959 Harnessing the waters of the Neosho and Cottonwood Rivers will open a new industrial era for Southeastern Kansas, former Congressman Myron George said Saturday at the groundbreaking for the $32,000,000…
Twenty-five years ago this summer, the boyhood home of Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston was moved to the Iola square. The home, originally built north of Iola on what is now Old 169 Highway, was brought…
On Monday, I received a booster shot so that I can welcome an anticipated grandchild into the world. The T-dap concoction is to guard me from transferring whooping cough, especially, to the newborn, as well…
SALT LAKE CITY Iolan Trevor Finch was among the 8,465 graduates honored from the University of Utah in May. Finch graduated with a bachelor of science degree in finance.
