With a turbulent 2014 in the rear-view mirror, the city-operated ambulance service is functioning well, Iola City Administrator Carl Slaugh said.Issues remain, however, when it comes to staffing the fire and EMS departments.With a new…

The Iola band program has strength in numbers. So much so that Iola band director Matt Kleopfer could use some help.Kleopfer spoke to USD 257 Board of Education members Monday night about the program’s future. Kleopfer…

Iola native Lance Townsley, 58, Lamar, Mo., who still has several family members in Iola and Allen County, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at his home.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Daniel…

Nelma Claudine (Keel) Coy, 85, passed away at her home in Humboldt Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. Claudine was born in Dover, Tenn., on Oct. 4, 1929, the daughter of Claude and Maggie (Stafford) Keel. She…

EUREKA — Humboldt Middle School’s girls basketball A-Team rebounded from a loss to Caney Valley last Thursday with a 37-13 win against Eureka on Monday night.“The girls were excellent on the defensive side of the…

LIBERAL, Mo. — Crest High’s boys basketball stormed back in the fourth quarter on Friday to get a hard fought 47-44 win against Golden City, Mo. The Lancers finished the Tony Dubray Tournament 1-2 and…

Iola Middle School’s seventh grade boys basketball teams gave a strong effort at the Pony Stampede on Saturday, but couldn’t find a win.The A-Team lost its first game to Fort Scott 43-22. Cason Barker led…

Iola High’s freshmen Mustangs took first place for the second year in a row at the freshmen basketball tournament. Iola jumped to a huge lead at halftime and was able to ride to a 43-34…

In debates over the Keystone XL pipeline last week a majority of U.S. senators rejected two measures admitting a human connection to climate change.On Thursday, the Republican majority held sway in denying an amendment by…

Iolans will have a new pastime to enjoy in the spring. A disc golf course is currently being constructed on South Washington Avenue.The Community Involvement Task Force, a Kansas State PRIDE group, received a $25,000…