Wings of Warriors has handed out 23 gift cards to 19 recipients since February, club members were told at their monthly meeting March 9 at the Gas Community Building. With the group’s sponsorship drive complete,…

Elementary school students from Humboldt and Marmaton Valley took part in the Allen County Farm Bureau 2023 Safety Poster Contest. First place winners’ posters will be entered in the Kansas Farm Bureau Safety Poster Contest.…

Buck Quincy, dean of Southeast Kansas League basketball coaches, last night asked the school board to relieve him of his coaching duties. He has coached the Iola team for 13 years. He asked to be…

Iolan Clyde Toland, who over the past year released all three installments of his “Becoming Frederick Funston” book series, has garnered some national recognition in the process. Toland’s book, “American Hero, Kansas Heritage: Frederick Funston’s…

Lily Mynatt and Ava Neewman qualified in duo interpretation by placing fifth at the qualifier meet. Gabby Briggs and Emily Robertson were one place behind in sixth, also qualifying. Mynatt and Sophia Heim both qualified…

CHANUTE — Construction will begin soon on a Domino’s Pizza franchise here, the Chanute Tribune reported. The store will be erected at 1422 S. Santa Fe St, the Chanute Regional Development Authority announced. “We are…

The Prairie Dell 4-H Club met on March 6. It was “Wear Green Night.” For roll call, members shared where they would travel for Spring Break if they could go anywhere. They sang “Twinkle Twinkle,…

The Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group meets at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, and the second Wednesday of every month, in the meeting room at Iola Public Library.  Melissa Smoot will lead discussion of dementia-related behaviors,…

The forensics team was buoyed by several top individual scores, which follow. Oral Interpretation of Prose — Max Andersen, first; Cole Moyer, second; Cara Porter, third.  Oral Interpretation of Poetry — Demarco Ross, first; Shaun…

The Iola Theatre reports sustained ticket sales for the movie “Titanic,” which is also setting records nationally. Maureen and Eric Olson are awed by the turnouts night after night at the Iola big screen. The…