Hot days of summer will soon turn into cool autumn afternoons and evenings full of high school sports.The weather’s not going to change much for Monday’s start of Kansas high school fall sports practices, but…

Rep. Lynn Jenkins, running for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, will be in Iola Thursday for what is billed as a job creation forum.Jenkins will be joined by Rep. Bill Otto and Sen.…

Sen. Sam Brownback, Republican gubernatorial candidate, will be in Iola Saturday as part of his 32-city “Road Map for Kansas” bus tour.Brownback is scheduled to arrive at Riverside Park at 12:15. Lunch will be provided.Saturday…

After about 15 months of planning, the first joint class featuring students from Allen County Community College and Fort Scott Community College will commence when fall classes begin Tuesday.Jon Marshall, ACCC’s vice president for academic…

A decade of constant enrollment growth will come to an end when fall classes begin next week at Allen County Community College. Trustees were told Thursday that as of today, the number of students en-rolling…

Allen County commissioners put together a counterproposal for Iola’s funding support of a new Allen County Hospital during a special meeting Thursday afternoon, three hours after city commissioners made their original offer.City commissioners said they…

Since the first of this year Allen County commissioners, committee members, consultants, and citizens have been trying to decide what to do with our hospital, and to some extent, healthcare in Allen County in general.…

Are you a baseball fan?You need to check out baseball books at the Iola Public Library. Read “Walter Johnson: Baseball’s Big Train” and a book on the Kansas City Royals.Walter Johnson pitched over 100 miles…

Wouldn’t the $400,000 have been nice for the new hospital rather than for the “rail trail?” Bill MentzerIola, Kan.

The decision this year to curtail mowing along Allen County roads — to deal with a tight budget — might be a good practice to continue. Budget concerns aren’t likely to evaporate soon, which may…