A group of local merchants is offering up a free night at the movies Friday, from the comfy confines of Iola’s downtown square. The 1993 baseball classic “The Sandlot” will be shown on a 20-foot…

Jensyn Matlock, 3½, of Chanute, occupies her time Friday evening by covering herself with dried kernels at a “cornbox” at the Allen County Fairgrounds. The 130th annual fair wrapped up Sunday evening. Mylee Miller, foreground,…

A powerful storm that blasted through Iola and Allen County July 14 wreaked havoc on power grids, uprooted and tore apart countless trees and made life miserable for a good swath ot the population for…

The Children’s Summer Theatre Workshop wrapped up with a public performance Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Here, the young actors re-create a scene from the animated children’s film “Flushed Away.” Taking part in…

The Iola Municipal Band, which has been a part of Iola’s summers for the past 152 years, ended its summer session Thursday with a celebration of Christmas. The band, with musicians ranging from middle school…

But whoever has worldly goods and sees his brother or sister in need, and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God remain in him? — 1 John 3:17 When Church of…

One of the sweetest family feuds in recent memory came to a thrilling conclusion Thursday evening at the Allen County Fair. The occasion was the baked pie contest, where competitors were tasked with concocting their…

By the end of the week, Iola’s crews may be close to doing their first full sweep through town to haul off piles of brush, limbs and downed trees toppled in the July 14 storm…

A church is much more than a physical building, Father Daryl Stanford notes. A vibrant, healthy church is one that connects with and serves the community, he said. That’s part of Stanford’s draw to St.…

The Allen County Landfill will get another tool to try to control wayward trash. Commissioners approved the purchase of a new hydroseeder, a machine that sprays water and chemicals on the refuse pile to keep…