Like combing through a child’s hair looking for lice, we’ve been culling our junipers for bagworms. Once queasy, I’m now inured to culling the worms by hand, much like the parent who acts as if…

At Monday’s meeting, Iola City Council members will consider moving on to Phase 2 of an agreement with Mammoth Sports Construction to address flooding issues in Riverside Park. The cost of this phase is $30,000.…

Junior Bitty Ball League Manbeck Law Office 10, A&W Restaurant 4. Hits for Manbeck Law: Mason Cook, 3 s; Winston Chapman, s, d; Dax Hufferd, s, d; Ben Cromer, 2 s; Ryler Chapman, 2 s;…

Killing two birds with one stone. This was the idea behind Mammoth Sports Construction’s presentation at Monday evening’s joint meeting of the Iola City Council and school board.  Riverside Park poses flooding issues for the…

Iola school board members agreed to take the next step to improve Riverside Park and pay half the cost of a design plan for flood mitigation, but expressed concern about the total cost of the…

The Iola Seahorses hosted Humboldt and Independence for a swim meet Wednesday at Riverside Park.  Results for Iola and Humboldt follow. Girls 6 and under 25-yd backstroke — 2. Nellie Sigg, 44.73; 5. Marin Coffield,…

The Iola Seahorses hosted Independence and Humboldt for a meet Wednesday at Iola’s Riverside Park. Results will be in the weekend edition.

Iola City Council and USD 257 will have a joint meeting June 24 to learn about options for baseball and softball fields at Riverside Park. The city and school board members have been working for…

Iola’s swim team hosted squads from Chanute and Humboldt to open the 2024 season under spectacular weather conditions. Iola’s and Humboldt’s results follow: Girls 6 and under 25-yd backstroke — 4. Marin Coffield, 58.11; 6.…

Iola High School baseball and softball players filled the community building at Riverside Park Tuesday evening as a show of support for ballfield updates. City Council members discussed a proposed contract for services with Mammoth…