What to do with the old county hospital, which will become vacant by mid-fall when Allen County Regional Hospital opens on North Kentucky Street, is more on the minds of commissioners.“We should be out of…

The skeleton of an airplane constructed in the loft of the old Iola Planing Mill, 404 North St., took flight — after a fashion — for the first time ever Tuesday evening.The plane was constructed…

Iola rec ball resultsTuesday’s resultsPixie LeagueCommunity Living Opportunities 8, J&W Equipment 0. Hits for C.L.O.: Kinsey Schinstock, s; Jadyn Kaufman, 2 s; Maci Miller, 2 s, HR; Addie Fudge, 2 s, d; Bailey Griffeth, 2…

Iola’s American Legion squad was able to erase the bitter taste of its first — and so far, only — loss of the 2013 season with a doubleheader sweep Tuesday.The Post No. 15 AA Indians…

The Iola Police Department is sponsoring the 18th annual “Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs” fishing tournament Saturday at Abbott’s Pond. Registration begins at 8 a.m., rules and briefings begin at 9 a.m. and fishing…

As the Grace Lutheran Church’s Vacation Bible School ended its first day Monday, shouts filled the sanctuary.“Go tell it on the mountain,” Kim Kristalyn, VBS director, said.Kids replied back with shouts, “That Jesus Christ is…

Due to changes in the way the state distributes funds, Allen Community College’s scholarship program is losing traction as an incentive for growth. Prior to 2008, the state of Kansas released funds to ACC based…

LaHARPE — Clean-up work scheduled in LaHarpe Saturday was cut a little short by heavy rain that afternoon.But, “we were about ready to quit by the time it started to rain. We were all getting…

In a decision Monday afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 there’s no need for voters to produce evidence of their citizenship when registering to vote. The standard federal registration form is good enough, the…

June Lillian Buseck Davidson Strait, 96, was born Sept. 6, 1916 in Round Knob, Pa. She went to her eternal home on Monday, June 17, 2013 at the home of her son, Ernest Davidson, in…