Last Thursday, Anne Marie Strobel brought her baby to work. It wasn’t the original plan. Her baby sitter that day had come down with a stomach bug, and so, in a pinch, the new mother…

When Randy Johnson left his position as youth pastor at Iola Baptist Church in the early 1980s he never imagined he’d return some 30 some years later. He had his own plan, but it seems…

Embarking on his junior year at Iola High School, Chase Regehr, 17, knows it’s going to be a year of juggling sports and academics with little else in between.For his younger brother Cole, 14, you’d…

Summer is never quite what you envision — even as a teenager.Sleeping in till noon. Hardly. Lounging by the pool. Rarely.Watching movies late into the night. Occasionally. “Frankly, I didn’t have a lot of time…

Randielle Pierson and Clay Houser were married on June 2, 2015, in San Antonio, Texas. The couple was married at the Arneson River Theatre on the San Antonio Riverwalk. The Rev. William Sanders officiated the…

While George Wyant probably would argue he isn’t so famous, it’s refreshing to visit with a TV celebrity who isn’t stuck on himself.I had the occasion this week when I joined Humboldt’s Robbie Baker and…

Much like a student wondering how the summer could pass so fast, I feel the same way about a recent vacation.I know I was gone. The knee-high grass is proof. My problem is that I…

On July 24, the sun shone brightly and intensely over the Kansas plains. Not long after sunrise, the temperature skyrocketed to 100 degrees. And then it’d just keep getting hotter.The Adam LaRoche Baseball Complex in…

The Haunt for Hirsch-sprung’s 2nd annual Hot Rod Run will be Aug. 22 on the Iola square.The hot rod event is a fundraiser for the Haunt for Hirschsprung, a haunted house attraction created to raise…

The upcoming carnival for Farm-City Days, Oct. 15-18, is always a big draw for local kids, especially, but can be a hit to a family’s pocketbook. This year all-day passes to the carnival are $25…