Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Thelma Hillbrant celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary today. Cards would be appreciated. Please send to: 1226 2200 St., Iola, KS 66749

Joe and Anita Baker celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Dec. 20.  COVID-19 does not allow an appropriate celebration, but showering them with cards would be a wonderful way to hear from friends and family…

Dear Carolyn: I don’t want children — and have health issues that would make pregnancy and childbirth life-threatening for me — and I enjoy having lots of time to myself. I have a good job,…

Joe and Anita Baker will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Dec. 20.  COVID-19 does not allow an appropriate celebration, but showering them with cards would be a wonderful way to hear from friends and…

Iola’s volunteer firefighters, who go where city trucks cannot go under city law and also back up the city department when needed, is still going strong.  John Womack is chief of the group, which consists…

Dear Carolyn: My mother-in-law apparently didn’t come with a volume button. When we are in church, at a sporting event — pre-covid — or generally out in public, she doesn’t seem to notice how loudly…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Richard C. Freimiller, Gas, driving while suspended, $925 Joshua D. Martin, Iola, pedestrian under the influence, illegal consumption of alcohol, $555, probation ordered…

IPD to step up enforcement The Iola Police Department will step up patrols in search of impaired drivers beginning Dec. 26 and running through Jan. 3. The effort is part of the “Taking Down DUI” campaign…

Howard Reiter gave the Communion Meditation called “The Storm Will Pass,” referencing Exodus 5:1-14. We are told in the Bible that things will get worse before they get better. When Moses went to speak to…

Break-in and theft reported On Dec. 10, Davis Roos, 78, of Iola reported someone broke into a residence at 508 S. Walnut. A computer and a radio were stolen. Accidents At 9:54 a.m. Friday, a…