In short order, Iola nursing homes and residential care facilities should be floating a little higher financially, thanks to a new law signed Tuesday by Governor Mark Parkinson that aims to restore both a 10…

If Carolyn McLean has her way, Iola’s Elm Creek Community Garden will be in every traveler’s eye. “I’d love a sign along the highway directing people to us,” she said.Why the proposed hullabaloo? Elm Creek…

With the approaching Fourth of July holiday comes the annual reminder from Iola Police Chief Jared Warner and Fire Chief Donald Leapheart that shooting off fireworks is illegal in Iola.The citywide ban on the sale…

The Iola Elks will have a full slate of Independence Day activities Sunday, capped by their annual fireworks extravaganza at dusk.Activities kick off at Elks Lake, on the south edge of Iola, from 9 a.m.…