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The 31st Judicial District Recovery Court recognized seven individuals Thursday afternoon who had graduated from its extensive recovery program for those battling drugs and alcohol addiction. Completing the program were Jesse Adams, Heather Stephenson, Addison…
Humanity House has teamed up with Iola High School to launch “Mission Possible,” the first iteration of a service project designed to teach students about local nonprofits — and harness their power to help. It’s…
The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated some of the community’s biggest champions Thursday, the centerpiece of its annual awards dinner. Six awards were handed out during the evening, the most prominent of which —…
Beneath the screaming and the shouting — the “noise” — lawmakers have been able to accomplish more than what the public realizes, Rep. Derek Schmidt said Thursday. Schmidt, who represents Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District in…
It’s barely an exaggeration to note the Iola Municipal Band is almost as old as Iola, the town. The band’s weekly summertime concert series has been a fixture here since 1871, the longest continually performing…
A Marmaton Valley senior’s idea to address gaps in financial literacy has earned her top honors in an entrepreneurship competition. Sophia Heim earned first place at the 3rd Annual Allen County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge held…
The after-school USD 257 SAFE BASE program joined forces with Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the 31st Judicial District in recognizing April as Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. The kids and CASA advocates planted…
LAHARPE — Harry Lee Jr., LaHarpe’s newly minted mayor, sounded a call to arms Wednesday. Lee spoke at the outset of the City Council’s monthly meeting, asking LaHarpe’s citizenry to help address the city’s biggest…
A connection trail linking Lehigh Portland State Park and the Southwind Rail Trail south of Iola, has been shuttered. The Lehigh Portland Trails group announced the closure in a Facebook post this week. The link…
