Ron Conaway, Iola’s emergency medical service director, said he hoped to have a proposal for a potential merger of Iola’s and Allen County’s ambulance services ready for public consumption by Oct. 8. That’s when Iola’s…

Iola City Attorney Chuck Apt’s contract for the city will not be renewed past this month. City Council members voted 5-3 against reappointing Apt for the next two years. Councilmen Donald Becker, Joel Wicoff, Jim…

Hazel Economides, 65, Olathe, a former resident of Colony died Sept. 20, 2012 at Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Olathe.  Funeral services are Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Olathe.  Graveside services are 2:30 p.m. Tuesday…

ST. PAUL — A fumble return for a touchdown turned the tide in last Friday’s Three Rivers League contest between Crest High’s Lancers and host St. Paul High’s Indians. It was the Indians benefiting from…

Allen Community College’s Red Devil women couldn’t break through against NJCAA top-ranked Hutchinson here Saturday. The Red Devils lost 5-0 in the Blue Dragons in Jayhawk Conference soccer action. Allen County’s Rebekah Zellars had 15…

BURLINGTON — Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs needed a boost. They had lost their first two matches of the day. The Lady Cubs battled Waverly High’s Bulldogs and walked out of the Burlington High tournament with…

Iola Middle School’s seventh-grade volleyball team concluded its 2012 season at home in the IMS Net Games Saturday. The Ponies went 1-4. “Overall, the girls played very well,” said Stacy Sprague, IMS seventh-grade coach. “The…

Trending — Allen Community College volleyball. Allen bounced back from a disappointing loss at Hesston Wednesday with a stellar performance in its 2012 Allen Invite this weekend. The two-day round-robin tournament had two teams go…

Above is Gene Weatherbie shooting at an exotic animal decoy while his dog Mossy watches from behind. Friends and family showed up at the Weatherbie residence Saturday for some healthy competition. Gene and his wife…

The community-wide reading project, “Iola Reads,” will kick off Oct. 1, with the selection of “Moon Over Manifest,” by Clare Vanderpool.  The book is set in southeast Kansas and follows the journey of Abilene Tucker,…