Iola dodged a Mother Nature-sized bullet Wednesday, with a line of severe and tornadic thunderstorms skirting eastern Kansas — but missing Allen County. Residents continue to watch anxiously, knowing the next torrential downpour could wreak…

Now, the wait. Tuesday, those living and working in the low-lying parts of Iola and local communities scrambled to evacuate their homes and businesses in anticipation of what is expected to be substantial flooding when…