Foodtown, Inc., has completed its move to its new location at the corner of State and West Streets. Foodtown first operated in the former Kroger building on the east side of the square. It is…

A visit from St. Nicholas The Humboldt Recreation Department heard that Humboldt Elementary School students have been very good this year, so Santa stopped by to read aloud “The Night Before Christmas.” Each student from…

Soul food The Iola Senior Center donated $500 to the Iola Food Bank to help out those in need. Representing the Senior Center, from left, are Lois Bradford, Lorene Butler, Jeri Waters and Tom Waters.…

Monday, Dec. 7, Prairie Dell 4-H Club members met by Zoom. Make-up, new shoes, and the end of COVID-19 were some of the answers for the roll call,  “What do you want for Christmas?” Lainey…

Cara Bartlett of Humboldt was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2020 semester at Missouri Southern University in Joplin, Mo. To qualify, students must earn a grade point average of 3.75 or above…

Thomas H. Bowlus, 87, president of Allen County State Bank and one of the community’s leading citizens, died Dec. 17 at Allen County Hospital where he has been a patient for the past four weeks.…

Iola’s volunteer firefighters, who go where city trucks cannot go under city law and also back up the city department when needed, is still going strong.  John Womack is chief of the group, which consists…

Howard Reiter gave the Communion Meditation called “The Storm Will Pass,” referencing Exodus 5:1-14. We are told in the Bible that things will get worse before they get better. When Moses went to speak to…

Three Iola Middle School students were recognized for their essays “What Patriotism Means To Me,” by the LaHarpe Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 6324. Kinsey Jelinek, second from left, was named the schoolwide winner.…

The word “twisty” keeps coming up in regard to “After All I’ve Done” by Mina Hardy. That means it’s probably as apt a one-word description as any. After a reaction to anesthesia following a car…