A crowd listens to live music Saturday during an Iola Artist Showcase at the old Derryberry Breadery building, 20 W. Jackson Ave. The event, planned by volunteers and designed to help celebrate the work of…

Russell Stover Chocolates matched the $3,700 raised from the “Run Iola, Run” 5K race held during this year’s Farm-City Days celebration. Employees from the Iola plant headed to Southern Coffey County High School on Monday…

YATES CENTER — The 31st Judicial District announces plans for the Woodson County District Court to open a temporary location at 114 N. Main, Yates Center, due to repairs being made to the elevator in…

Wesley United Methodist Church volunteers served around 500 Thanksgiving dinners to community members Wednesday evening. Spearheaded by Barbara Leavitt, about 20 volunteers cooked, distributed, and even delivered the meals in what, from the outside at…

Mary Joseph gave a book report on “Hillbilly Elegy” by JD Vance at Unity Club’s Nov. 11 meeting at the home of Ellen Thompson. Joseph reported that growing up, Vance had a very complex relationship…

The Iola Community Theatre is offering a workshop on improvisational acting techniques. Folks are invited to learn the ins and outs of short form improvisation from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the ICT Warehouse,…

The Iola Elks Lodge has taken the initiative to provide comfort and warmth to local veterans through a heartwarming project. The lodge recently purchased fabric and batting materials, partnering with the Sunflower Quilting Guild to…

The guest speaker for Sunday’s service was Gary Murphy. Pastor Steve Traw will be absent for a few more weeks. Murphy spoke from John 10, “I am the good shepherd.” What does that mean? He…

A Blue Mound woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident south of Iola Monday evening, the second fatal accident of the day in that part of the county. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Melany J.…

Ruth Womelsdorf was this year’s winner of Iola Rotary Club’s annual Grocery Grab. The event, held at Iola’s G&W, allows one lucky winner five minutes worth of virtually unlimited shopping in the store. Womelsdorf selected…