Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church and the LaHarpe PRIDE Committee are once again distributing boxes of food to anyone who needs it Wednesday morning. Both begin at 11 a.m., in the parking lot next to…

Darren McGhee gave the communion meditation on leadership. Nehemiah chose to leave the king’s service and return home to help rebuild Jerusalem. The people rebuilt the walls and gates of the city, and it only…

Dr. C.W. Jackson, veterinarian, who has had his office at 422 S. Sycamore for the past several years, is opening an office at 115 W. Madison, near the Iola fire station. Dr. Daniel Pardee and…

The February meeting of the City Slickers 4-H club was called to order by President Carly Dreher, via Zoom. Roll call was answered with “What the temperature outside feels like to you.”  Seventeen members and…

Allen Community College’s Music Department will offer its Winter Music Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The concert will feature a variety of music from the jazz band, concert choir…

Hailey Carman, LaHarpe, received a scholarship to attend Kansas State University through its online program. The scholarships help predominantly adults attending classes part time while balancing work and family responsibilities and are available to part-time…

Gates Corporation, which has a hose manufacturing plant in Iola, and Tomkins PLC of London, England, announced the signing of a definitive contract for Tomkins’ acquisition of the Gates Rubber Company. The choice of Tompkins…

The Marmaton Valley High School Kansas Association for Youth (KAY Club) officers met with Jessica McGinnis, Drug-Free Community Coordinator with Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) and Allen County Multi-Agency Team (ACMAT) and Mr. Campbell,…

Larry Wittmer gave the Communion Meditation over Isaiah 53.  This passage contains a prophesy written 700 years before the birth of Jesus. God had every detail planned out. We aren’t here by accident. God is…

Chassis Hoepker, Iola, and Jason Wendland, Yates Center, are recent graduates from Kansas State University following the completion of the 2020 fall semester. Hoepker received a bachelor of science in education and graduated magna cum…