A preschool class of 27 to 29 four-year-old students will be at Windsor Place care home next school year. USD 257 board members approved the proposal Monday evening.  Windsor Place owners said they would remodel…

Prior to discussions about possible 2010-11 budget cuts for USD 257, Daryl Sigg, a third-grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary School, told board members of the importance of education in the elementaries. “Please consider carefully any…

  USD 257 board members were given recommendations to cut $1,042,900 from the 2010-11 budget Monday evening. That’s $140,000 more than what Dr. Craig Neuenswander, superintendent of schools, called “a worse-case scenario” budget crunch of…

Iola commissioners have been put on trial as of late.Their decision to ask for a vote to weigh public sentiment as to what the commission’s new size should be has rankled many. Last year’s 2-to-1…

EL DORADO — Opportunities come around once or twice in a tight game. With a berth in a state tournament on the line, the team that takes advantage is probably going to win the contest.“I…

Allen County Kids Wrestling Club’s Mat Warriors competed in their own open tournament here Saturday.  The tournament had over 300 youth wrestlers competitng in six age divisions.The tournament was held at Iola High School.In the…

Allen County Historical Society’s new director, Jeff Kluever, thought he had to offer a popular family movie, “Night at the Museum,” to lure Iolans to the first ACHS family night at the old jail.Turned out…

Loren and Janet Korte’s Personal Service Insurance was named Business of the Year at the annual banquet Friday night of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce.The Kortes have owned the business since 1986, when purchased…

Saturday’s legislative forum of more than two hours, sponsored by the Allen County Farm Bureau, included several questions from the 40 people who attended.Among them:Options to a tax increase. Sen. Derek Schmidt said February’s revenue…

Legislators “have spent the past two months wasting taxpayers’ money” by not dealing with state budget needs, Rep. Bill Otto said here Saturday afternoon.Otto is eager to see revenue generated to restore Medicaid funding and…