In this corner: 2011 world “featherweight” rooster boxing champion Milo “Drumsticks” Combs.Milo, a feathered friend of retired art teacher Steve Orcutt, will appear Saturday at Orcutt’s third annual Full Moon Splash, a back-to-school swimming party…

Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning put aside for at least four years consideration of how county and Iola ambulance services might be merged.A year ago, when the city agreed to aid with construction of a…

Tabitha Morton and Justin Pritchard, Iola, announce the birth of a son, Kaleb Ryan, born July 28, 2011, at Allen County Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 3.4 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. He…

Tryouts for Superior Products, an 11-and-under traveling baseball team, and for the Iola Sonic Knights, a 15-and-under traveling baseball team, will be held this weekend at Iola’s Riverside Park.On Saturday at diamond No. 2 are…

HUMBOLDT — Two nights of racing in one weekend.Jeremy Willard made the most of back-to-back race nights at Humboldt Speedway over the weekend. Willard captured pure stock feature race wins on the local dirt track…

A property tax levy increase to sustain the Iola school district’s operating budget was approved Monday evening by the USD 257 Board of Education.With unanimous consent, board members approved a 1.3 total mill levy increase.…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt USD 258 members Monday night approved the property tax element of the Humboldt Recreation Commission budget as part of the district’s overall spending plan, but tabled signing off on expenditures.Board members questioned…

Iola City Council members said they would support Allen County’s quest to build a new hospital along North Kentucky Street.The consensus from Monday’s council meeting was the city favored seeing the county utilize a 24.9-acre…

Long-time area native still drives same car, 33 years later Any classic muscle car spotted around town has a story of its own, but too often those stories are forgotten as one owner passes it…

Noting the time and effort already invested in extending the Prairie Spirit Trail, Iola City Council members agreed Monday to continue with the project.Council members approved, 7-0, a construction engineering agreement with Schwab-Eaton to handle…