Fifty Iolans piled in to the USD 257 district board office Monday to hear the district’s proposal for attendance centers.Currently McKinley Elementary houses kindergarten through third grade; Jefferson and Lincoln have kindergarten through fifth grade.…

Iola High’s freshmen boys basketball team finished their season with an impressive 14-2 record.It was the most wins that the freshman team has ever had. It was also the second year in a row the…

Allen Community College’s baseball team was finally able to get its first home games in this season with a doubleheader against Coffeyville. Despite close games, the Red Devils weren’t able to get a win, losing…

Not long ago the spot price for WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil was in the neighborhood of $100 a barrel, with crude pumped from local wells fetching in the $80-plus range because of deductions…

An Iola woman was arrested Friday after Allen County sheriff’s deputies and Iola police officers raided a house in Iola.The raid came after authorities executed a search warrant for stolen property.Several of the stolen items…

The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce paid tribute to A&W Family Restaurant and the City of Iola Friday.The pair were recognized as the businesses of the year at the chamber’s annual banquet and meeting.A&W was…

America’s image abroad could be improved overnight if her tourists were suddenly all as thoughtful, articulate, curious, funny and bright as Colby Works.  And while that’s not going to happen any time soon — we’ll…

Oklahoma investigators are continuing to piece together the events of Thursday evening that led to the disappearance of Ed Foreman, who has several loved ones in Iola and Allen County.Foreman, 53, has been declared missing…

Allen Community College’s softball team picked up two wins against Northern Iowa Area CC Sunday. In game one, Allen won 8-0.The second-inning was big.The Red Devils six-run inning helped ACC pick up the win. It…

Iola High’s Fillies came up a game short of making it to the Class 4A-II State Basketball Tournament. Iola fell to Girard 50-44 on Saturday, marking the end of their season and the careers of…