Recently graduated Iola Mustangs pitcher Grady Dougherty may sport new team colors next season, but he won’t be far away after signing to play for Neosho Community College Wednesday.  Dougherty, who KSHSAA officials recently named…

Iola teams split with Chanute, Nelson Quarries sweeps doubleheader Although sparse in games, Wednesday’s Iola Recreation Department League games did not lack for action. Terry Sparks State Farm took their game against Chanute while Nelson…

The Iola Seahorses went head to head with the Chanute Sharks, ending Wednesday’s meet with more than a few first-place finishes at their duel inside the Iola Municipal Pool.  Complete results as follows: Women 18U…

TOPEKA – The 1st of July is the start of the fiscal year for the state of Kansas. It’s also when most of the 129 laws passed by the 2025 Kansas Legislature officially go on…

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas honored the memory of one of his congressional interns who was shot to death in Washington, D.C. Estes offered condolences to the family of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday modified a trio of school records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and said it would apologize to female athletes “disadvantaged” by her participation on the…

Gia Ralai (Rogers) Garza, 66, Iola, died June 21, 2025. Gia was born on Jan. 8, 1959, in Iola, to Harvey Rogers and Beverly (Handley) Rogers. Gia married Sam Garza. Gia is preceded in death…

Mary Alice (Hess) Smith, 82, of Topeka, passed away Monday, June 30, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born July 12, 1942, in rural Burlington, the daughter of Carl and Adaline (Skillman)…

Ward Chapel AME Church — a part of the Iola community almost as long as it has existed — is no more. The church will host its final service with a simple affair July 20…

The Allen Community College Library has expanded its offerings — by hundreds of thousands.  The ACC library was recently welcomed as the 52nd member into the SEKnFind shared catalog by the Southeast Kansas Library System…