Zoey Rinehart piled up the purple Tuesday evening. The Logan Pals 4-H member was named grand champion in clothing construction, constructed garment revue, fiber arts and girls buymanship at the annual 4-H Style Revue. On…

Allen County commissioners opened the door Tuesday morning for construction of a new hotel at the east edge of Iola. Commissioners voted unanimously to underwrite 50 percent of the cost of land for the facility,…

A pair of Iolans — one of whom was originally charged with killing Iolan Shawn Cook — were arrested late Friday night for attempted murder and other charges, while another subject remains at large. The…

The decision to close the Iola office of the Department for Children and Families means 1,924 clients will be expected to seek services in Chanute. That’s more than an inconvenience. A large share of those…

Dear editor, Should the city and county government be allowed to give new retail business cash to attract them to come to Iola? If you listen to the proponents, it’s a no lose proposition. They…

Stacey Fager is optimistic online enrollment will go more smoothly this time around. Enrollment for Iola schools began Monday and will run through Aug. 4. Fager, superintendent of USD 257 schools, noted the biggest differences…

Riverside Park took center stage for much of Monday’s Iola City Council meeting. Council members unanimously agreed to provide city support for the upcoming Rotary Day at the Park and Neil Westervelt Memorial Car Show…

SEK Championship (Saturday) Girls 9-10 25 butterfly – Hallie Sutherland 23.95, Caroline Toland 27.23. 25 backstroke – Bethany Miller 25.58, Toland 27.85, Sutherland 28.25. 25 breast – Sutherland 24.81, Toland 25.19. 25 free – Sutherland…

Misery loves company. So Gov. Sam Brownback can take solace in that New Jersey’s Chris Christie was ranked alongside him as the most unpopular governors in the country. Morning Consult, a digital media company that…

A Celebration of Life service on the lives of Glenn and Joan Barnby will be at 11 a.m. Aug. 5 at the First Christian Church, 102 N. Grant Ave., Chanute, KS 66720. Graveside services will…