The proverbial turnover bug was the bee in the Iola boys basketball bonnets Wednesday as they fell 68-52 to Sabetha in the opening round of the Burlington Invitational Tournament.  The Mustangs walked away with 16…

The Iola girls walked away with something to be proud of after their 40-27 loss to Sabetha on Wednesday in the opening round of the Burlington Invitational tournament.  After getting wiped off the court last…

Last Thursday, states were given the green light to cut off Medicaid benefits if recipients are not employed. Kansas and nine other states are already prepared to take full advantage of the allowance, approved by…

In being a good neighbor, G&W Foods will return 1 percent of all local sales to the Iola school district, according to Stacey Fager, superintendent of USD 257. “So keep your receipts,” he said, as…

After waiting through bad weather and delays, Iola will head to Burlington tonight to begin the Burlington Invitational Tournament. The Mustangs and the Fillies are coming off of big losses on the road versus Wellsville…

Since fall, Congress has twice delayed passing a budget by relying on short-term resolutions that continue funding government operations at last year’s levels. The most recent continuing resolution expires at midnight Friday. The hope was…

Sterling Martin Barker, 64, Kincaid, passed away Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at Prescott Country View.  He was born in Iola Sept. 16, 1953, the son of Sterling C. and Bonnie Creason Barker. He graduated from…

Keith Allen “Bubba” Watts, 55, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Humboldt. He was born Nov. 20, 1962, in Arkansas City, to Gerald Dean and Margie Lee (Smith) Clay. He graduated from Winfield…

Kason Jack Davis, infant son of Derek and Jordan Davis of Blue Mound, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at Overland Park Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Centerville Community…

Lenore Howard, Williamsburg, passed away following a brief illness on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at Olathe Medical Center surrounded by her family. Osa Lenore Veix Howard was born Aug. 1, 1935 in Ottawa, the fifth…