In deference to this weeks rain and swollen streams, Allen County Commission Chairman Jerry Daniels encouraged Sheriff Bryan Murphy to research naval assets for his department. The recommendation came during a short commission session Tuesday…
As part of a larger discussion on tightening the citys budget, Iola City Council members tackled the scheduling of replacing equipment at their meeting Tuesday night. At issue is the citys long-standing but informal policy…
Soggy weather this week has washed out Farm-City Days activities planned for Friday and Saturday at Stricklers Dairy Farm. Downtown activities are still a go, however the schedule and sites of some events may change…
MORAN Both Laura and Jeff Johnson grew up with an appreciation of living in small towns. The Johnsons, this years farm marshals for the upcoming Farm-City Days, spoke about their fondness for all things…
It was like finding a diamond. As construction workers scraped decades of plaster from an interior wall upstairs at 15 E. Madison, a long-hidden architectural detail began to emerge: a huge brick archway in the…
The USD 257 Band Booster Club disbanded and donated its leftover funds to support band activities. The athletic Booster Club is not affected. An article in Tuesdays edition was not clear which organization disbanded.
Arrest follows sexual assault allegation Iola police officers were called Thursday to Regency Inn at the 10 block of North State Street for a reported sexual assault. Following an investigation, officers arrested Hernandez Huerta, 27,…
GENEVA (AP) The U.N. office for disaster risk reduction said today that worldwide reported economic losses from earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, hurricanes and other climate-related disasters surged to total nearly $2.9 trillion over the…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Democrat Laura Kelly accused Republican Kris Kobach of not being truthful when he claimed during a televised debate Tuesday that Kansas can save $377 million a year by cutting off benefits…
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) Gaining frightening fury overnight, Hurricane Michael closed in today on the Florida Panhandle with potentially catastrophic winds of 145 mph, the most powerful storm on record ever to menace the…