Kansas Senate hopeful Caryn Tyson stopped by Iola Thursday as part of a whirlwind effort to meet voters in Kansas’ newly reshaped 12th Senate District. A Republican from Parker, Tyson was in Iola to meet…

Allen Community College trustees were given a glimpse Thursday evening of how much federal Pell grants affected summer enrollment. Summer school enrollment at ACC is down 10 percent this year because students no longer can…

SAFE BASE, the school district’s after-school program, continues to cushion its budget, bringing in additional funds for next year.  The most recent gift is $71,210 from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City, said…

Don White lounged in a canvas lawn chair outside First Presbyterian Church Friday morning during a break in his duties as a crossing guard for this week’s Vacation Bible School at First Presbyterian and Wesley…

Dear editor, Last Saturday evening we drove from Lawrence to Iola for the Annual Repertory Showcase 2012 performances by Cooper Studios Dance Center at the Bowlus Fine Arts building.  “Witch of the West,” the untold…

Monday we learned that two years ago Americans were at the same level of prosperity as of 20 years earlier. Though almost two years old, the data from the much-anticipated Survey of Consumer Finances is…

ERIE — Iola Swim Team’s Seahorses went on a road trip Wednesday. They competed in SEK Swim League action at Erie. The Seahorses are back home next Wednesday against Cherryvale. 15-18-year-old Division Girls: 11-18-year-old 200-yd…

Allen Community College’s Summer Theater in the Park production of “Holder Posey, the Felonious Photographer” will be featured at 7 p.m. June 22 and 23 in Iola’s Riverside Park. Here, from left, Roy Anderson and…

Comedian Mitch Hedberg once said, “Every book is a children’s book if a kid can read.” With help from a grant to acquire new books, Moran children’s choices are growing. “Books are very expensive when…

LAHARPE — Organizers hope that folks who partake in the June 23 LaHarpe Day celebration will make many “Happy Trails” in doing so. The annual festival coincides with the annual La-Harpe High School Alumni Reunion…