The CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program of the 31st Judicial District  is hosting a coat drive for children within the program in need of help this winter. CASA is partnering with Iola Pharmacy and…

Iola Rotarians delivered 50 Thanksgiving boxes to the less fortunate Sunday afternoon. Boxes included fixings for a Thanksgiving meal, cereal, spaghetti and other food items, along with a $50 gift certificate to G&W Foods of…

CPI Technologies celebrated its new Iola location at 2 N. Washington Ave., Friday afternoon with a ribbon cutting organized by the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce.  Vern and Toni Starks founded the company in 1963,…

Jayden Smart presented the recently married couple Jimmy and Elka (Billings) Barton with a quilt for their military service at Sunday’s Colony Christian Church service.   Elka led the worship singing “O Taste and See,”…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Helen Gray for suspicion of battery and endangering a child Saturday evening in the 600 block of South Cottonwood Avenue. Officers arrested Koi Ginder Sunday afternoon at Sigg Motors…

The Iola Elks donated $1,000 to the Adopt a Child program organized by Iola’s First Baptist Church. The money was part of the Elks National Foundation Gratitude grant they received to give back to the…

GIRARD — Crawford County commissioners rejected Tuesday an annexation request that would have paved the way for a new solar farm near Mulberry. The Pittsburg Morning Sun said commissioners were unanimous in rejecting the request…

BRONSON – Bronson is among the 19 communities that will receive Community Development Block Grant funding, the Kansas Department of Commerce announced Wednesday. The city will receive $199,575 to replace playground equipment and construct ADA-accessible…

Bob and Beverly Johnson are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday, Nov. 20, in an unusual setting.  Beverly is recovering from extensive surgery at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City.  They were the children of…

Pastor Steve Traw continued with Nehemiah 8:1-12, “Rebuilding a Nation: Feasting on the Word.” After completing the wall the people cried out to Nehemiah to hear the scripture. They gathered to hear the word and…