Iola High School has announced results of its forensic competitions. The Iola students came home with a first-place win at Pittsburg on Feb. 10. The team also took second at Independence on Feb. 17 and…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: Are parents with little kids bound to be exhausted while still doing the bare minimum all the time? My kids are 3.5 and 1, and my husband and…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I have found myself tiptoeing around the issue of my girlfriend’s weight gain. When we first met, she was at a healthy weight but was not living a…

School breaks are the perfect times for pre-teens and teenagers to earn some extra money by getting a job and with schools out for spring break and summer vacation, there will be an influx of…

Unity Club met Feb. 12 at the home of Donna Houser with Doris Stranghoner as hostess. Juanita Tolle reviewed the book, “The Bodies Keep Coming:  Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and…

Steve Traw was welcomed back to the pulpit Sunday. His sermon was “Living with Our Eternal God” using Psalm 90:1-12. Understanding the trinity — God, the son, and the Holy Spirit — as three in…

Allen Community College’s Wisdom Nkwamba and Tanika Rother were crowned 2024 Homecoming King and Queen Saturday during Allen’s basketball games against Kansas City Kansas. The homecoming court consisted of, from left, Rain Burleson, Tiago Cortes,…

Property found On Feb. 10, officers found a bicycle in the 1100 block of North Cottonwood Street. Accident On Feb. 9, a vehicle driven by Shannon Ward was headed north on State Street when it…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Justin L. Birk, Gridley, 50/40, $155 Shelby Erragunta, Iola, dog running at large, $100 Robin M. Evans, Iola, nuisance items in yard, $175…

The regular monthly meeting of the Prairie Rose 4-H Club was held on Sunday, Feb. 11. Prior to the meeting, members met to complete a service project of creating Valentine’s Day cards for the residents…