We asked readers to channel their inner Carolyn Hax and answer this question. Some of the best responses are below. Dear Carolyn: My girlfriend, “Linda,” and I have been dating for almost four years and…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — For all the high-tech suits and advancements in training techniques, there is one time-honored — and sometimes painful — tradition that swimmers cling to before every big meet: shaving down. While there…

Blooming cottonwood trees caused quite a mess at the Iola Municipal Pool this week. The cottonwoods are in full bloom, and the small wisps of cotton falling like snowflakes inevitably landed in the pool water.…

HUMBOLDT — With summer fast approaching, Humboldt City Council members are in a sweat to staff the municipal pool. “Fact is, we have had zero applicants for lifeguards,” said Mayor Nobby Davis at Monday night’s…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee entrepreneur whose hot tub on wheels is one of downtown Nashville’s best-known party vehicles has been told to stop operating a public swimming pool without a permit, a lawsuit…

Parker Stapp remembers his youth, spending pretty much every waking moment of his summers at the pool. “It was my babysitter,” he chuckled Fast-forward to Thursday, when a combination of summer heat and a bit…

Swimmers will get a few extra days to take a dip this summer. The Iola Municipal Pool, scheduled to close Sunday, will remain open through the week. Interim City Administrator Corey Schinstock said Recreation Director…

The Iola Municipal Pool will open Wednesday, giving swimmers a few weeks of summer fun — provided they can do so safely. City Council members ordered the pool’s opening after debating the pros and cons…

Plans are for Iola Municipal Pool to open by June 29. Interim City Administrator Corey Schinstock told City Council members Monday the pool has been filled and the water is being treated with chlorine to…

CHANUTE — Chanute’s municipal swimming pool will remain closed in 2020. City commissioners voted unanimously this week to keep the Maring Aquatic Center closed through the summer. Commissioners cited staffing shortages, the Chanute Tribune reported.…