By a vote of 4-3, Iola City Council agreed Monday to help extend water to the property boundary of where PrairieLand Partners plans to build a new facility. The 25-acre site is part of an…

The Iola school district expects to slightly drop its tax rate in the coming fiscal year, thanks to stable enrollment and increased valuation. The board set a budget hearing for 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11.…

Allen County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant Friday because of suspected drug use. What they found was much worse. In a Tuesday press release, the Sheriff’s Department announced two suspects had been arrested on…

A downtown restaurant remains shuttered after a Friday evening fire, but the quick response of Iola fire crews may have helped save the historic building from destruction. The fire at Rookies Sports Bar & Grill,…

A one-hour storm delay didn’t dampen the fun at Water Wars on Saturday in Humboldt. Click below for more photos.

Allen County Noxious Weed Director Kevin Turner presents a $1,500 scholarship from the County Weed Director’s Association of Kansas to Gavin Jaro, a recent graduate of Humboldt High School. Jaro will attend Kansas State University…

If it’s lucky, a successful business is known by its people.  In Allen County Farm Bureau’s case, that would be Debbie Bearden.   After almost 17 years, Bearden is leaving her position as its county…

Rookies Sports Bar and Grill will be closed for the foreseeable future as owners Carri and Mike Sailor survey the damage from a Friday evening fire. Iola Fire Department crews responded and were able to…

With new owners, and a few tweaks to the station programming, Iola Radio will continue to strive to be one with the community, Chris Shank promises. Shank is president and sales manager with Ad Astra…

Representatives of PrairieLand Partners plan to ask the Iola City Council for help building infrastructure for a new John Deere facility on recently annexed land. The PrairieLand Partners representatives will attend a Council meeting at…