Julianna Nelson was among the more than 60 youngsters who visited with Santa Claus during St. Nick’s visit to the LaHarpe Senior Citizens Center Saturday. The visit was organized by LaHarpe PRIDE, with support from…

ACC English instructor Tracy Lee took administrators to task last week, accusing a new policy regarding international students as discriminatory.  Lee requested Allen Community College board members change the newly implemented policy that requires international…

MORAN — Halie Luken, a speech, drama and Spanish teacher at Marmaton Valley High School, remembers when she proved the existence of Santa Claus.  She was around age 11, and her mom, Jackie Walls, was…

The first few months after a school-based health clinic opened in January 2023 at Iola Elementary School, staff saw maybe one student per day.  By April, they were seeing about five on a daily basis. …

CHANUTE — Siblings Cathy Taylor and Alexander Mih kept their parents’ first loves of education and the fine arts as their objective in deciding to use their third passion — agriculture —  as a means…

Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy said Thursday that deputies were sent to a residence in Gas early Wednesday evening for what they said amounted to a “swatting” report. The incident occurred after officers received a…

State crews loaded with chainsaws and skid steers arrived at Lehigh Portland State Park this week to cull unwanted trees and vegetation.  “We’re removing some cedars and other invasive species to let the good stuff…

HUMBOLDT — “If someone is eating our food and we’re staring at you, don’t be weirded out,” said Vaneza Galoso about her Filipino heritage. “We’re just trying to see if you like it — it’s…

HUMBOLDT — Teams of law enforcement officers descended upon Humboldt Wednesday afternoon for a manhunt that led to the arrest of a suspect in a Nov. 28 burglary in Iola. With use of a Kansas…

The Iola Middle and High School orchestras performed a variety of tunes at a concert on Wednesday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.