School was the focal point at the fifth “See, Hear Iola!” program Friday.Stacey Fager, Iola High School’s principal, was the guest speaker. Fager spoke about changes the high school has recently made. Because students tend…

A traffic stop in the early morning hours Thursday may have saved Richard Andres’ life.Andres and wife Marilyn lost their home and most of their belongings when their home at 1102 East St. burned.There were…

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Spc. Justin Michael Hueston, 22, Mapleton, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle/automobile accident three miles east of Fort Scott Tuesday morning.…

Spc. Justin Michael Hueston, 22, Mapleton, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle/automobile accident three miles east of Fort Scott Tuesday morning.…

Dear editor, You ask me to have pride in my city. How can I when the house at 601 Taylor is an eyesore. It has sat empty for 10 to 12 years with no attempt…

Sometime back, a group urged the powers that be at Unified School District 257 to find another name for the girls’ teams at Iola High School. “Fillies” was undignified and sexist, they avered. I’ve forgotten…

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has asked Gov. Sam Brownback to help her set requirements for health insurance coverage to be sold through insurance exchanges dictated by law. If the state fails to act the…

Marmarton Valley High’s Wildcats and Southern Coffey County High’s Lady Titans each went 1-1 in volleyball play Tuesday. The Wildcats were at Uniontown in Three Rivers League action. They notched a 25-20, 25-22 win over…

COFFEYVILLE — Closing out the regular tennis season, Iola High’s Fillies played matches Tuesday hosted by Coffeyville’s Field Kindley High School. Iola’s No. 1 doubles team of Abbey St. Clair and Alexis Hobbs claimed two…