Second Chance, which reflects the animals it benefits at Allen County Animal Rescue Facility, is offering a variety of items in its new store at 102 E. Jackson on the northeast corner of the Iola…

For the better part of the last three years, the morale of locale educators has fallen off the scales as they witness massive funding cuts to their schools by the Kansas Legislature.“Every time you had…

The mile-long extension of the Prairie Spirit Trail, from the trailhead at Cofachique Park on North State Street to the northeast corner of Riverside Park, is expected to open by early summer 2012.“There should be…

For the fourth consecutive year, Iolans are invited to a Thanksgiving Day feast prepared by St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church members.The serving starts at 11:30 a.m. Thanksgiving morning and runs through 1 p.m., said Jan Cubb,…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s girls and Crest Middle School boys claimed wins Tuesday as the Wildcats hosted the Lancer squads.The Wildcat girls notched a 41-24 victory in A-team action. They pulled away from…

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Gov. Sam Brownback will be in Iola Thursday for a brainstorming session about spurring economic development in southeast Kansas.The event, called “Together We Succeed: Southeast Kansas Economic Summit,” is sponsored by the 17-county region’s four…

Iola’s Community Pantry offers more than just food, the Rev. Phil Honeycutt said.That’s because, more often than not, the people who rely on the Pantry’s services are more than just hungry during the holidays.While the…

Community Thanksgiving services, sponsored by the Iola Area Ministerial Association, will be Sunday evening starting at 6 o’clock at First Church of the Nazarene, 1235 N. Walnut St.Pastor Paul Miller of Iola’s First Assembly of…

Roughly 2 million military veterans, their spouses or surviving partners leave unclaimed as much as $22 billion in pensions across the country, Doug Fritzie told a local group Tuesday.Part of Fritzie’s task, with LT Care…