Iola city crews were out en masse before dawn today in an attempt to plow away more than a quarter-inch of ice that shuttered schools across southeast Kansas and made travel miserable for everyone. The…
MORAN Marmaton Valley High Schools forensics team took home fifth place at a competitive speaking and acting competition in Neodesha on Jan. 26. Individually, Tea Smith took first place in serious solo acting and…
Area students were named to the fall 2018 honor roll of Pittsburg State University. To qualify for the Deans Scholastic Honors, a student must maintain a 3.6 GPA and have no grade lower than a…
The annual Daddy-Daughter Dance hosted by Iolas First Baptist Church featured a night of dancing, food and photos while decked out in formal attire at LaHarpe City Hall.
One of the many duties as store manager at G&W Foods in Iola puts Daniel Gile on the road once a week. Hes the one responsible for delivering loads of groceries to customers who take…
When idealism clashed with pragmatism, Octagon City, meant to be a refuge for vegetarians south of Humboldt, failed to take root. The husband-and-wife writing team of Aaron Barnhart and Diane Eickhoff gave that take Tuesday…
Marv Smith moved to Iola in the fall of 1966 to teach at what was then a state-of-the-art science building, shared by Iola High School and Allen County Junior College. He stayed for the people…
When it comes to assisting with fledgling entrepreneurial efforts, the Small Business Development Centers name comes earnestly, Dacia Clark explained. Our passion is to help small businesses, said Clark, assistant director for SBDCs regional office…
The Iola chapter of the United States Bowling Congress caught up on some old business from the past several years Saturday morning at Country Lanes bowling alley. The Iola USBC gathered to honor the winners…
Members of the local Kansas First Upland Pioneers chapter awarded $1,000 to the Humboldt school district to help finance a trap shooting team for middle and high schools students Saturday at the National Wild Turkey…