Three local businesses teamed up to donate $500 to the Allen County Veterans Committee. Audacious Boutique and The Feedlot donated a portion of their sales from Veterans Day Wednesday, and Iola Insurance Associates later made…

George Raymond Poffenbarger, 87, of Iola, passed away early Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at Allen County Regional Hospital due to complications from COVID-19. He was born Nov. 6, 1933, at Iola, the son of Oscar…

Margaret Frances Ward (“Frannie”) was born in Woodson County, on May 1, 1931, to Rosa Belle (Pendlay) Knowles and Alva Earl (“Bill”) Knowles. She was an expert fisherwoman and an avid Royals fan. Frannie met…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A former Lawrence banker was sentenced Tuesday to five years in federal prison for his role in a loan scheme that forced several Kansas banks to write off millions of dollars…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ largest public school district has scrapped plans to allow its middle and high school students to attend some in-person classes and three counties have imposed new restrictions inspired by the…

There’s nothing so beautiful as first love. There’s also nothing quite as crazy. Iola High School’s drama department presents two one-act plays tonight and Friday that explore the lengths young lovers will go in the…

Allen Community College continues to navigate and make adjustments due to COVID-19, but appears to be controlling the virus on campus more successfully than earlier in the semester. According to vice president Cynthia Jacobson, ACC…

About a month ago, Sharla Miller was scrambling. She knew she needed to do something; the response from last year’s “13 Reasons to Fly SEK” conference had been too positive to ignore. Yet the pandemic…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential race was hovering in limbo in 2000 when outgoing President Bill Clinton decided to let then-Gov. George W. Bush read the ultra-secret daily brief of the nation’s most sensitive intelligence.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers and carriers are preparing for an online holiday shopping surge that could tax shipping networks and lead to delivery delays. FedEx and UPS are ramping up their holiday hiring while…