HUMBOLDT — A long-awaited upgrade to Humboldt’s animal shelter is complete, replacing a decades-old facility with a modern space designed to better care for animals and serve the community. Construction on the new building at…

LAHARPE — TLC Garden Center in LaHarpe will soon add a pair of unique attractions aimed at drawing travelers to the community, thanks to a competitive grant from the state’s tourism department. The garden center…

Keith Powell has made a career out of restoring automobiles to their former luster. Turns out he’s quite adept at bringing buildings back to life as well. Powell has opened the doors to State Street…

Armed with a $1,000 grant from Cox Communications, Iola Elementary School is primed to let its students’ imaginations run wild  through a pair of new tools. At first glance, the tools would appear at opposite…

A new partnership between Allen Community College and USD 257 aims to strengthen athletic opportunities for local students.  The two institutions recently finalized a pair of memorandums of understanding that formalize the sharing of athletic…

Two newcomers to the Iola City Council would like to kick the tires on the idea of adding artificial turf to baseball and softball diamonds at Iola’s Riverside Park. Jeremiah Ivy and Doug Kerr both…

Iola High School senior Bethany Miller recently performed with the top high school musicians in Kansas after earning second chair trombone in the state band.  The achievement followed a competitive audition process and culminated in…

A $10,000 grant came at the perfect time for Alanza Kinzle, owner of the Feedlot in Iola. The Feedlot was one of eight businesses in Kansas, and one of 400 across the country, tapped to…

When Iola High School Career and Technical Education Coordinator Dana Daugharthy approached Emprise Bank about help with funding this year’s Reality U, Iola’s branch manager Kristin Wright and Jerry Dreher, a commercial lender for Emprise,…

HUMBOLDT — It was a banner day for mental health awareness Wednesday at Humboldt High School. The school’s Zero Reasons Why chapter hosted “Banner Day” during the the school’s lunch period, where students were invited…