Monday’s community forum about a new fieldhouse at Allen Community College was at times encouraging and at others, discouraging. First the positives. The turnout was amazing. A standing-room only crowd showed up, proving area citizens…

Iola mayoral candidates are incumbent Jon Wells, Ron Ballard and Larry Walden.   In Jon Wells’ two years as mayor, the city’s accomplishments aren’t the glamorous type, he acknowledged. “When you talk about finishing out…

Courtney Noelle Smith and Jonathan Wells, Iola, were among the 725 students graduating from the University of Kansas at the conclusion of its summer term. Smith received a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Wells received a…

While plans to build a new activity center at Allen Community College are in the initial stages, trustees were given a brief glance of what the planning committee is considering during Tuesday night’s board of…

Iola Mayor Jon Wells announced Monday that he has filed for re-election. Wells is nearing completion of his first two-year term as mayor, following a stint as an Iola City Council member. Meanwhile, Councilman Aaron…