Arthur Carlson Jr., 88, of Overland Park died Monday, July 12, 2010.  He was born June 5, 1922, on a farm near Buffalo, to Arthur and Olga Anderson Carlson. He had four siblings, Gladys, Wilma,…

A full-size billboard created by an Iowa tea party group and erected in Mason City compares President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin. Under pictures of the three are the labels: “Democrat Socialism,”…

Kodachrome, they give us those nice bright coloursThey give us the greens of summersMakes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeahI got a Nikon camera, I love to take a photographSo mama…

Defensively, it didn’t start out on a good note here Tuesday for Iola American Legion Post 15’s Indians. An error led to a run for visiting Chanute Post 170.But in the end, defense got the…

Kyler Thompson, a 2010 Iola High graduate, received a telephone call a week ago. It was from Hayden High School’s head football coach Bill Arnold.Arnold also is the head coach for the East squad of…

LAHARPE — If there were an end-of-life program like hospice for aging facilities, Allen County Hospital would need to enroll.“Your hospital is at the end of its useful life,” was the diagnosis by Chuck Wells,…

The old IGA building on North State Street will be demolished within the next five months.Iola city commissioners were told Tuesday that Iola Industries had a pending contract to acquire the old grocery store, which…

Iola commissioners are nearly ready to adopt a charter ordinance to establish the city’s next governing body.Commissioners discussed with City Attorney Chuck Apt language regarding charter ordinances — in particular, how to set up staggered…

Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning said they would take a measured approach to a request from the Humboldt Planning Board to make zoning of nearby rural areas compatible with that in Humboldt. The proposal would…

GARNETT — Iola’s Sigg Motors captured the USSSA 14-&-Under Boys League tournament championship Saturday.Sigg Motors, the regular season league champion, pounded tournament host Garnett 12-5 in Saturday’s title game. The game was tied at 4-4…