TUESDAY  Yoga class, 5:30, LaHarpe City Hall; Allen Community College Trustees meeting, 6 p.m. “Fury on the Plains,” presented by the National Weather Service on severe weather events. 6:30 p.m., Bowlus Fine Arts Center Wednesday…

NEW YORK (AP) — Where will you be watching the April 8 total solar eclipse? There are just a few weeks left to pick your spot to see the skies darken along a strip of…

Iola Reads volunteers and Iola Public Library staff served up chili, cornbread, “cowboy caviar” and more during a Chuck Wagon Dinner and line dancing event on Friday at the Dr. John Silas Bass North Community…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky firefighter who rappelled off a bridge to rescue the driver of a tractor-trailer as it dangled precariously over the Ohio River says he played just a small part of…

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will install new light towers on the U.S. 169 and U.S. 54 interchange at Iola this week. The highway shoulders will be closed at the work zone with minimal…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to ban the Republican former president over the Capitol riot. The justices ruled a day…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Steve Traw’s message, “Like a Mustard Seed,” from Matthew 13:31-32 concerned the tiny mustard seed. The seeds are the smallest of all seeds, yet the plant grows between 15-30 feet high.  This…

Colony Christian Church Pastor Chase Riebel’s message Sunday was “Feeding the Five Thousand,” from John 6:1-5. Jesus was able to feed a crowd of 5,000 with five loaves of bread and two fish, illiustrating that…

Greg R. Quincy, 51 of Eldon, Mo., passed away Friday, March 1, 2024 at his residence in Eldon, Mo. He was born Oct. 16, 1972 in Iola, the son of the late Floyd Buck and…

February brought us above normal temperatures. I’ve heard the frogs singing on several days, which is always a welcome sound to my ears because I know spring is near. When the nice, warm days grace…