Iola Walmart staffers were in the mood to celebrate Friday. The store celebrated a nearly $6 million remodel with its grand reopening — “our second best day ever,” store manager Raymond Simpson declared. The remodel…

The Iola Masonic Lodge No. 38 will host a first responder dinner from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, at 201 W. Madison Ave. in Iola. Law enforcement, fire, medical service and dispatch personnel are invited…

Lighthouse Ministries, a Beacon of Light and Hope hosted a worship service at the bandstand on Iola’s square Thursday evening, leading an audience of about 100 in praise songs that were followed by a sermon…

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the 31st District recently accepted two gifts from local community groups. Craw-Kan CARES, a charitable program established by employees of the Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative, donated $1,500, while the Iola…

TOPEKA — Iola High School’s Kaysin Crusinbery, Humboldt’s Cassidy Friend, Marmaton Valley’s Ava Newman and Crest’s Denton Ramsey were among the honorees Sunday at a banquet to honor Governor’s Scholars from the Class of 2025.…

Two Kansas City-based teams were in Iola Thursday morning to begin work on replacing the marquee, windows and doors on the old Iola movie theater on South Washington. The historic theater, built in 1931, is…

“We know that when we support our children, we support the future of our entire community,” Dimity Lowell told USD 257 board members at their Tuesday evening meeting. Representing Iola Senior Citizens Inc., Lowell presented…

TOPEKA — Two groups of local students recently took their advocacy efforts to the Kansas State Capitol, partnering with the Allen County Multi-Agency Team (ACMAT) to address critical community issues, noted a press release from…

Iola High School’s forensics team has had an active season with several earning top places in their respective competitive speaking and acting pieces. Saturday’s competition was the team’s most successful venture yet, with Iola taking…

Iola City Council members expressed a willingness Monday to see the city set up a land bank program. A land bank is essentially a collection of community-owned abandoned, vacant or otherwise foreclosed properties that could…