Month: November 2018

Downtown Iola was abuzz with colorful costumes Wednesday as scores of youngsters celebrated Halloween in style.

If Libertarian Party candidate Jeff Caldwell is elected governor of Kansas in November, his first day in office will be a busy one. His first act will be to pardon all nonviolent cannabis offenses, which…

The Iola Community Theatre will host auditions for “A Winnie-The-Pooh Christmas Tale” at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the ICT Warehouse, 203 S. Jefferson Ave. Roles for several signature characters from the Pooh series…

Arrests reported An arrest Sunday afternoon in the 600 block of South Jefferson Avenue led to the arrest of Iolan Sara Gibbons, 34, for suspicion of possessing methamphetamine and a depressant, drug paraphernalia and endangering…

Flo Haynes reviewed the book “Don’t Make Me Pull Over! — An Informal History of the Family Road Trip,” by Richard Ratay for Monday’s Unity Club meeting. The book chronicles the tradition of family road…

It was John Brocker, not Mike Bruner, who voiced skepticism of the county’s potential purchase of Elks Lake from Iola Industries. Brocker, who is running as a write-in candidate for the Allen County Commission, said…

All parents feel a little bit anxious taking a child to the doctor, even when that “child” is just a stuffed bear. Children ages 2-11 can bring their favorite toy in for a check-up at…

Parents wishing to enlist their children in the 2018 Adopt-A-Child campaign must do so from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. The program is open to any child in Allen County, aside from Humboldt, which…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Pipe bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc searched for addresses of his targets online and had photos of many of them on his cellphone, including one of Michelle Obama’s driver’s license, federal…

A noise complaint on Halloween night led to a party bust at the Parkford Apartment complex in the 100 block of White Boulevard. Iola Police Chief Jared Warner said 22 people, all between the ages…