Nancy Ford is busy woman, but not too busy to serve another term on the Iola City Council.An incumbent, Ford is running for a second term in Ward 1, along with incumbent Scott Stewart.“I was…

A merger of Iola and Allen County emergency medical services is Scott Stewart’s focus as his apparent re-election to Iola’s City Council draws near.He and Nancy Ford, both incumbents, are the only candidates for the…

Beverly Franklin faced a tough decision of whether to run for the Iola City Council, but community involvement is something she just couldn’t pass up.Franklin is running as the incumbent for the council seat in…

You can’t say Bob Shaughnessy has a lack of experience of how things work in Iola — and he has experience fixing things.“I’m all about fixing things,” he said. “I’ve fixed things my entire life.”Shaughnessy,…

Eva Marie Brecheisen, 80, Welda, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Richmond Healthcare Center in Richmond. She was born on Nov. 17, 1932, in Springer, N.M., the daughter of Charles Pierson Carmean and…

Braylen Nicole McKinney, infant daughter of Nathan McKinney and Lacy Sigg, Iola, was stillborn Thursday, March 28, 2013, at the Allen County Hospital.Survivors include her parents, Nathan McKinney and Lacy Sigg, and her grandmothers, Mary…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Allen Community College’s golf team teed off on its 2013 season in fine fashion.The Red Devils claimed second place at the KCK Blue Devil Spring Invitational March 14.The tournament was delayed…

COFFEYVILLE — Iola High’s boys continued to rack up wins on the tennis court Thursday. The Mustangs took home second place overall at a meet hosted by Coffeyville.“It’s been a few years since we have…

INDEPENDENCE — Iola High’s much-anticipated golf season teed off Thursday.“It was a little humbling,” coach Doug Kerr said. “We didn’t play well, but nobody played well, either.”The Mustangs claimed third place overall Thursday at the…

COFFEYVILLE — A 12-day layoff ended in heartbreak for Allen Community College’s softball squad.The Red Devils came up just short in a pair of losses to Coffeyville Thursday, falling 3-2 and 7-5. The games were…