A community fireworks display will continue in a new location this year. The Elks will stage their annual fireworks show on Tuesday, July 4, behind the Gas Community Building at 624 W. Pine St. The…

MORAN — New windows are being installed at Marmaton Valley High School, replacing 40-year-old models that no matter the weather, “always allowed fresh air to come in,” said USD 256 Superintendent Kim Ensminger. Work began…

It’s been about a year since major construction was completed at Iola Elementary School, and the school board is just now spending the last dollar. Board members approved two outdoor projects on Monday that will…

Iola City Council members have heard an earful on a pair of touchy topics in recent days: The metal grates that cross U.S. 54 near “Casey’s Curve” and dog owners who do not clean up…

Iola City Council members will take another swing (or more) at hammering out how to pay for their 2024 spending plan. On Monday, the Council narrowly rejected a proposed $3 monthly increase in trash collection…

The Bowlus Commission will have two new members, Stan Grigsby and Jeffrey Anderson. Bowlus Director Daniel Kays asked school board members to appoint the new members on Monday. The district oversees Bowlus operations. A vacancy…

Throngs of festival-goers were treated to a food, games and plenty of fun Saturday for the annual LaHarpe Days celebration. FunService of KC, LLC provided an assortment of carnival rides, including The Revenge, which drew…

HUMBOLDT — While his football teammates would often rest up on Saturdays after their bruising Friday night tilts, Dakota Slocum took the opposite approach. He’d be riding a bucking bronco. “It wasn’t too bad,” Slocum…

Ben Alexander spoke to bicyclists before the start of a 50-mile gravel bike racing course on Saturday morning in downtown Humboldt. The inaugural Octagon Gravel Race offered three distances, including 100-miles and 25-miles. About 70…

Russell Stover’s Iola plant manager, Andy Darley, provided Iola Rotary members with a bit of personal background and an overview of the Iola facility Thursday afternoon. A native of northern England, Darley spent the vast…