Upcoming city and school board elections will bring several choices for area voters. Multiple candidates filed for offices, setting up contests for most Iola City Council seats, Humboldt mayor and races for both USD 257…

Pastor Steve Traw delivered the Memorial Day address at Highland Cemetery in Iola on Monday. The American Legion Honor Guard from Moran delivered a 21-gun salute at the Iola cemetery and others, including LaHarpe.

The train calls. Do you hear it? Though you can feel it in your bones, that strange magnetic energy that holds you in place despite tons of speeding and unstoppable machinery careening your way. Near…

The Marmaton Market celebrated its third year anniversary Friday by giving away hot dogs, chips and cupcakes. Above, board member Karen Price serves a hot dog to Ian Wagner, who works part-time at the market.…

HUMBOLDT — Something’s brewing at the old Wonder Bread building in Humboldt. Construction has taken off on Union Works Brewing Co., a new brewery/restaurant, for which structural tasks should be completed in November. As for…

MARSTON, Mo. — An Iola was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of shooting and killing another man in Missouri. Shawn Luke Sinclair, age 29, was arrested Tuesday at an RV park in Marston, Mo.,…

A year ago, several local restaurant owners worried they might have to close permanently because of coronavirus restrictions that shuttered their businesses for weeks. But they survived, thanks to federal relief programs and adaptations like…

These days, three factions make up the Kansas Republican Party: Conservatives, far right conservatives, and those who are so conservative “they’re borderline libertarians.” At least, that’s the opinion of Rep. Kent Thompson, who represents the…

Memorial Day services will begin at 11 a.m. at Highland Cemetery at the American Legion monument. The event is sponsored by the Iola American Legion, Moran American Legion and LaHarpe VFW. The community band will…

B&B Iola Sterling Six Cinemas movie theater reopened Friday afternoon with a ribbon cutting. Pictured are Iola Area Chamber of Commerce members, Sterling Six staff, and representatives of B&B Theaters and Sonic Equipment Co. Buzz…