The U.S. 54 Highway rebuild is back on the table. Having been awarded $4,236,812, the City of Iola received the largest grant in the state this week through the Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program. The program…

Iola City Council members will discuss Monday an engineer’s recommendation to fully rebuild U.S. 54 through town. In early 2021, Council members hired the Burns and McDonnell engineering firm to inspect the highway, including boring…

The traffic light at the intersection of Buckeye Street and U.S. 54 will eventually go back up, the Iola City Council decided Monday night. Interim city administrator Corey Schinstock had said “the traffic signal is…

EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a truck hauling cattle overturned in thick fog this morning.The crash happened around 3:20 a.m. on U.S. 54 less than 10 miles east of El Dorado. Loose cattle…