The Mad Bomber Run is celebrating its sixth year this weekend, and with it comes another tradition that has quickly grown into a favorite: the Parade of Lights. Damaris Kunkler, program director at Thrive Allen…

Richard L. Wells, 75, Garnett, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. Funeral services through Feuerborn Funeral are pending.

On the heels of its impeccable run through the 2014 season, the Iola AA Indians have secured the top seed in the upcoming Kansas Amateur Baseball Association (KABA) postseason tournament. The league is split into…

Marlene A. Miller (nee Donyen), Lake Geneva, Wis., was born into eternal life on Monday, June 30, 2014, at the age of 75. She is survived by her loving husband of 36 years, Delbert. Loving…

Morgan Nicole Smith and Keatin Dewayne Herder, Wichita, are engaged to be married Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Grand Lake, Colo.The bride-to-be is the daughter of Tim and Jodi Hoffman, Iola, and Leon Smith, Iola.…

Larry and Sharon Utley’s 50th wedding anniversary — which falls today — will be celebrated with a party Aug. 3.Larry Utley and Sharon Chandler were married July 3, 1964, at LaHarpe Methodist Church. Larry owned…

Ron Fry was never so happy to see so many in tears.For the better part of two years, Fry was the primary trainer of Redondo — a golden retriever known to many locally as “Iola”…

Scott Strycker sees an exciting future for Gates Corporation, and especially for the Iola plant.“It’s a great company, a growing company,” said Strycker, who assumed the role of plant manager in mid-June.Strycker replaces Mark Cooper,…

Bill Asher, 77, has a goal in his retirement — to stay busy and reach 101.The first is easy. And he thinks it may help with the latter.When he reaches 101, Bill and wife Diana…

The Iola Seahorses competed against Chanute Wednesday night at Riverside Park.Results follow: Girls 11-18 200-meter free: 1. Emma Piazza, 2:27.67; 6. Karly McGuffin, 3:09.79; 7. Ella Taylor, 3:32.99; 8. Kelsey Morrison, 3:41.92.10-and-under 50m free: 4.…