With a sparse turnout — fewer than 1 in 10 registered voters did so Tuesday — Iolans living in Ward 3 favored City Councilwoman Kim Peterson and local restaurateur Kyle King (so far) as the…

Iolan Georgia Masterson, left, is one of only a handful of voters to cast ballots this morning in the Iola City Council primary election. The primary vote is open to those living in Iola’s third…

Iolans living in the southwest quadrant of town — west of Cottonwood Street and south of Breckenridge — are the only Allen Countians who will partake in a primary election vote Tuesday. Voters will choose…

Kim Peterson has been a part of the Iola City Council since January, having been appointed to the seat after it was vacated by Michael Middleton. “I talked to a lot of people about it,…

In seeking a seat on the Iola City Council, Kyle King vows to bring a business sense to his decision-making. “I’m of the opinion that the city — Iola — really needs to quit spending…

It took the 2016 presidential election to stir up Ashley Varner’s political juices. “My friends really got me interested in politics then,” Varner said. “A lot of people were advocating running for local offices and…

A city is best served, Josiah D’Albini contends, when its leaders are fully engaged with the citizens they serve. To that end, the Ward 3 City Council hopeful promises to keep open lines of communication,…

Kim Peterson, an elementary school nurse for USD 257 for the past 18 years, is the newest Iola City Council member. Peterson was appointed to fill the Ward 3 position vacated in November by Michael…

Residents in Iola’s Ward 3 — anywhere south of Breckenridge and west of Cottonwood streets — have until Dec. 4 to express their desire to be the next member of the Iola City Council. So…