The Gingerbread Walk returns to Iola this year, courtesy of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce. This fun project encourages families or groups to create gingerbread houses or creations to be displayed in business windows…
Iola High School seniors Timothy Komma and Parker Smith were named to the first-quarter 2018 honor roll at Iola High School, for maintaining a 3.0 grade point average. Sophomore Nathan Louk was named to the…
A national, yet controversial, charter school movement intended to promote school choice and school reform has made its way rather quietly to Kansas. Currently, 11 charter schools operate within Kansas 286 public school districts. Begun…
Just like any experienced thief, Elizabeth Donnelly had done her homework. She scoped out the scene ahead of time and planned her route. With only five minutes before the alarms would sound, Donnelly knew she…
While traveling through northern Missouri a few months ago, Terry Sparks made an impromptu visit to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. As a trustee for Allen County Regional Hospital, Sparks knew it was studying its…
High School Football: Humboldt 54, Southeast-Cherokee 12 HUMBOLDT A statistics wonk would have been enamoured by Humboldts 54-12 victory over Southeast of Cherokee here Friday night and not because it was yet again…
High School Football: Marmaton Valley 58, Chetopa 12 MORAN Marmaton Valley High Schools three seniors took turns sharing the spotlight Friday evening. Caiden Elliott scored three touchdowns, Isaac Heskett two and Gage Griffith one…
Its not a stretch to say the most important vote for Iolans on Election Day may have nothing to do with who becomes the states next governor, our next representative in Congress or who gets…
WASHINGTON In three states, the referee for the midterm elections is also on the field as a player. Elected secretaries of state in Georgia and Kansas who in their official capacities oversee the…