Thrive Allen County hosted a Community Conversation on Tuesday evening at the Carlyle Presbyterian Church. Residents of Carlyle and surrounding areas took the opportunity to share their ideas, concerns, and vision for the future of…

Pastor Steve Traw’s message Sunday, “Prayer, Program and Praise,” was taken from 2 Kings 6:8-23. As a result of God’s intervention, Syria came no more into the land of Israel, Traw explained. Guest pianist Rita…

The family of Mary “Babe” Collins has called off an in-person celebration of her 90th birthday in light of the current outbreak of COVID-19 cases. The party was to have occurred Sunday. Instead, the family…

Prairie Dell 4-H met Sept. 6  at the Riverside Park Community Building.   Lainey Church led the club in singing “BINGO.” 4-H Council member Luke Wicoff reported 4-H officers’ training will be at 3 p.m.…

Rose Mary Riley, formerly of Iola, will be 90 on Sept. 21. Her family is requesting a card shower. Her address is Presbyterian Manor, 1429 Kasold, Room 111, Lawrence, KS 66044.

In the near future the Iola plant of the Red Fish Boat Co. will be expanded to enable it to meet a growing demand for boats and to manufacture new products, according to Ben Ellis,…

FREDONIA — Dr. Jennifer Bacani McKenney of Fredonia was tapped to co-chair a workgroup whose purpose is to protect Kansas schools from COVID-19. Gov. Laura Kelly appointed McKenney, a family physician, and Dr. Stephanie Kulmann…

A reception for Mary “Babe” Collins, who is celebrating her 90th birthday, is from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Piqua’s Knights of Columbus Hall.

Iola Insurance, Inc., 204 S. State, is open for business. The firm resulted from the merger of Woodworth-Beshore Agency and the Ralph Moser Agency. Tom Murrill, who also owns Murrill Agency in Humboldt, has owned…