Iola High’s cross country team is ringing in 2025 with a Snowflake Sprint Saturday. Participants will gather at Iola’s Riverside Park at 9:30 a.m. for either a 5K run or a 1-mile walk. Proceeds will…

The Iola Recreation Department is hosting a Breakfast with Santa session from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Recreation Community Building at Riverside Park. Youngsters can visit with St. Nick and receive a small…

Lisa Wicoff of Allen Community College wants permission to use Riverside Park for a pilot CDL training program. Wicoff, Dean of Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Industry at ACC, addressed Iola City Council members…

The annual Trunk-or-Treat, hosted by the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce, has a new location this year. Moving to Riverside Park, the event has more to offer than in years past, according to Chamber Executive…

Todd Granere and Jeremiah Ivy figure the best way to a football fan’s heart is through his stomach. For the second straight season, Granere and Ivy have handed out free hamburgers, hot dogs, pulled pork…

Iola High’s football, volleyball and cross country squads got an early jump on the 2024 fall sports season with scrimmages over the weekend. The IHS harriers ran a 5K race before the Mustang football squad…

There’s a shiny new floor in the recreation building at Riverside Park.  Following damaging flood waters on April 28, the building had been closed while repairs were being made. Upon installation of a new gym…

The Iola Seahorses hosted Chanute and Humboldt Wednesday in their final home meet of 2024. All three teams will be at Chanute on July 20 for the Southeast Kansas League Meet to wrap up the…

You’ll be amazed at what you can burn in the water, Megan Cole said. Calories, that is. Cole teaches a water exercise class from about 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday at the…

Iola city council members decided at Monday evening’s meeting to forge ahead with Phase 2 of a flood mitigation plan. The scope of Mammoth Sports Construction’s proposed $3.733 million project includes an artificial turf softball,…