Allen County Farm Bureau was well represented at the Kansas Farm Bureau annual meeting Dec. 4-6 in Manhattan. Front row from left are Heather Mentzer, Dee Bedenbender, Alisha Mueller and Kathleen Clubine. Back row, Nathan…

Thanksgiving weekend I noticed people were selling and giving away many items through Facebook. My guess is because of the extended weekend and preparing for Christmas, it was an opportunity to declutter decorations they no…

Registration is now open for a four-part series being held in two locations in the Southwind Extension District. Iola and Fort Scott will both be host sites for the “Risk Management Skills for Women in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Calling him a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman,” Time magazine has named Tesla CEO Elon Musk as its Person of the Year for 2021. Musk, who is also the founder…

TOPEKA — Kansas legislative leaders and the governor Thursday approved $14.9 million to extend state testing programs through the end of the year. With COVID-19 cases rising in Kansas and the omicron variant looming, the…

MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a Kentucky town devastated by a tornado could be without heat, water and electricity in chilly temperatures for a “long time,” the mayor warned today, as officials struggled to…

Talk about hitting the ground running. Corey Isbell, a 20-year veteran of the Iola Fire Department, has been named Iola Fire Chief, effective immediately. And today, his first day as chief, Isbell is in South…

Santa and his elves welcomed local children to the Snow Globe Experience Saturday morning on the square. In addition to a visit with Santa, children could take a Kiwanis train ride and fill out their…

Caleb Decker, 3, and little sister, Liliana, 2, were among the youngsters taking part in Christmas activities Saturday at LaHarpe City Hall. In addition to writing letters to Santa and visiting with St. Nick himself,…

Mrs. Denise Apt of Iola took over the gavel of the Kansas Association of School Boards last night as president. Mrs. Apt has been active in KASB for about nine years and has served in…