The Iola Mustangs baseball team was not happy with how they performed on Tuesday in Garnett when they managed only a split against Anderson County. They didn’t hold back after the game expressing their disappointment.Well,…

Dear editor:I read with interest the editorial from the Hutchinson News, “Three Cheers for Those Meddling Kids.” It reviewed the efforts of students at Pittsburg High School who dug a little deeper into the background…

A buddy in college — let’s call him Junior Gotti — envisioned himself being a mobster one day. His inclination to big-time crime arose sometime in high school when he read about the Mafia, Lucky…

Glen Edwin Norman, 90, Iola, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017, peacefully at home.Visitation is at 1 p.m.,Thursday, followed by funeral services at 2 o’clock at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City,…

Harry Eugene Huskey, 68, Le Roy, passed away Tuesday morning, April 11, 2017, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.He was born June 14, 1948, in Roseburg, Ore., the son of Amos Edward and Bonnie J. (Shaw)…

For the past 40 years, Arnold’s Greenhouse has been the go-to garden center for amateur green-thumbs and lifelong plant addicts alike.The operation, which started as a hobby in a small outbuilding on a wind-whipped plateau…

Allen County Substance Abuse Task Force Project Coordinator Jaime Westervelt led a group of Iola High School students into area liquor and convenience stores as part of the annual Sticker Shock Initiative. The students attached…

Kansas legislators are home for their annual break between regular and veto sessions. This year, the state’s desperate fiscal situation weighs heavily on their thoughts.When they return May 1, emphasis will be to construct a…

A bicycle and pedestrian bridge spanning Elm Creek along South Washington Avenue will soon become reality.Iola and Thrive Allen County were notified Friday the city will receive a $197,000 Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and…

Two of Allen Community College’s top scorers from this season have decided where their careers will continue next season.Leading scorer Da’Ron Mims will go to traditional Division-II powerhouse Angelo State University.“It is a great opportunity…