HUMBOLDT — A Memorial Day fitness challenge is aimed at improving physical health and helping veterans. The Humboldt Fitness Center is sponsoring the Murph Memorial Day Challenge on Monday, May 29. The event is named…

Allen County and Iola officials plan to meet at 8:30 Wednesday morning to discuss a contract for ambulance services. The meeting was expected to be conducted almost entirely in executive session, which means the discussion…

Paul Showalter looked like a kid who had wandered into a candy store for the first time. Showalter, who hails from Shawnee, was paying his first-ever visit to the Lehigh Portland Trails in Iola, along…

The Texas Youth Chorale, an honors choir of students from the Dallas Metroplex, will be in Allen County May 30 for a pair of free performances. The students in grades 6-12, under the direction of…

There’s an adage that the older one gets, the more their true core emerges.   There were hints Dave Ensminger’s life would unfold in a positive fashion.  Such as when he attentively fed his mother…

Jesse Jack Sample performed his songs in public for the first time at an open mic night only a couple of years ago.  Now, at the age of 44, he has released an album and…

Iola Elementary School celebrated the last days of school with food and ceremonies. On Wednesday, students were treated to ice cream. On Thursday, they enjoyed a cookout. Fifth-graders, who will be moving on to middle…

A recent spell of wet weather was accepted gratefully by weary farmers, but with the realization that more — and in some cases, much more — is needed to escape an extended drought. “We’re still…

Roger Carswell’s favorite Kansan is one of its most accomplished: Dwight D. Eisenhower of Abilene. But in Carswell’s estimation, Eisenhower is best admired not for his political achievements but for his military skill. “He had…

The value of a well-rounded education was proven once again in the 2022-23 school year with the announcement of this year’s Kansas Governor’s Scholars. Locally, Iola High’s Jesse Taylor, Humboldt High’s Maddox Johnson, Marmaton Valley…