Iola police officers have introduced a generation of youngsters to the joys of fishing with their annual “Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs” campaign. Their organizer hopes to continue such efforts well into the future.…

Pies in the face, water balloon on the noggin and baby diaper on the bottom. All of these things might sound random but they all add up to one thing, charity. Every year the local…

Petrolia’s needs were addressed at the Thrive Allen County meeting Monday evening. Sheila and Haley Schlotterbeck’s back porch was the meeting place and Thrive board members and staff met with residents.  In the small town…

Law enforcement is in his blood, said Iolan Skyler Clark, 55, who filed Friday for Allen County sheriff as an independent. He spent 20 years in the field; an uncle, Glen Cooper, was Allen County…

Hitting and fielding are fundamentals of softball and the girls playing in the Iola Girls’ T-Ball League are working on those during games. Camri Bockover hits the ball off the tee for Tholen’s Heating &…

OSAWATOMIE — Iola American Legion’s AA Indians got a little revenge. The only team to beat the AA Indians this summer was Osawatomie Thursday in a doubleheader. The Indians were back on the same field…

Hildegard “Hilda” W.M. Hesterberg, 100, Humboldt, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute. Hilda was born Nov. 25, 1911, in Hoxie, the daughter of Fred and Clara (Brune) Hesterberg.…

Annabelle Hust Schmitz Webb, 90, Iola, left this world to meet her savior Jesus Christ June 15, 2012 at Girard Medical Center. She was born April 12, 1922 at Prague, Okla., the daughter of William…

Russell Charles Bishop, 62, Yates Center, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012, in Burlington.  Russell was born Aug. 3, 1949 in rural Woodson County, the son of Russell J. and Betty (Morrow) Bishop. Russell grew…

Clem Withers Griffith, 94, Iola, died Friday at Allen County Hospital. Clem was born July 8, 1917, in Lodgepole, Neb., the son of Louie Eugene and Leola Elsie (Withers) Griffith. He graduated from Peetz, Colo.,…