“She was always there.” Edith Marie (Dryden) Murray was born Feb. 15, 1923, in Colony, to Karr and Flossie Dryden and was one of eight children. Edith left for Heaven Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, after…

Christopher Michael  Gerardy, 50, Columbia, Mo., began his rest with our heavenly Father on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, with his family by his side, after a nine-day battle following a heart attack. He was born…

Dear editor,On “60 Minutes” a few of weeks ago Bill Koch, the estranged brother of Charles Koch, said “I collect wine, Charles collects money.” They have amassed a $96 billion fortune and still want more.…

Topeka joined the ranks last week in banning the sale of tobacco products to those under 21. That swells the total, including Iola, to 18 in Kansas. Altogether, 300 communities across 18 states have joined…

HUMBOLDT – Humboldt Council gave the OK Monday night to pursue a federal grant to help develop a 24.8-acre plot northeast of town. Administrator Cole Herder told Council he had his eye on a grant…

USD 257 Superintendent of Schools Stacey Fager earmarked a few minutes at the end of Monday’s school board meeting to recognize retiring board member Tony Leavitt. Fager drew attention to the many accomplishments dotting Leavitt’s…

It’s been more than 6½ years since Iolans disbanded the old three-man city commission and replaced it with an eight-member city council.An era will come to an end Jan. 8, when Mayor Joel Wicoff and…

Lezlie Claudyne (Tomlinson) Gean died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 at KU Medical Center surrounded by family.She was born to Vaughn and Linda (Lindsay) Tomlinson on Oct. 4, 1975. Vaughn passed away in May 1977. Linda…

Kansas made national news Thursday night when PBS NewsHour reporter Paul Solman used us as a recent example of trickle-down economics.Solman, formerly of the Harvard Business School, regularly reports on business and economics news. In…

Iola sent three freshmen wrestlers to compete in the Anderson County Invitational on Saturday. The Mustang squad consisted of Toby Sander (106 lbs.), CJ Shields (126 lbs.) and Dillon Reiter (152 lbs.). Each came away…