TOPEKA — Iola is officially home to Kansas’s 29th state park. Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday morning she signed legislation creating the Lehigh Portland State Park on 360 acres of land at the south edge…

LAHARPE — Paul Miller let his guests in on a little secret Tuesday. The mechanics of those giant windmills that dot the landscape aren’t that much different than those of a tractor. “You’ve got your…

At the stroke of midnight Aug. 1, Iola will no longer be in the ambulance business for the first time in more than 50 years. Tuesday’s decision by Allen County commissioners to hire a private…

Crest High School students turned out in their finest for prom on Saturday.

CHANUTE — Chanute is adding a 6-megawatt solar plant to its energy portfolio. Chanute City Commissioners agreed at their April 10 meeting to proceed with the plan. Evergy energy company will build and operate the…

Allen County will enter a five-year contract with American Medical Response (AMR) to provide countywide EMS services starting Aug. 1. Commissioners approved the contract on Tuesday, pending a few details still to be worked through.…

The hard part may be done, but the Iola Senior Citizens Inc. still has work to do to finish a new addition. Crews completed construction of the 30-foot by 40-foot metal structure for the addition…

As newcomers to Iola, Manish Sahdev and wife Karisma have already felt welcomed into the community. Now, the new owners of Iola’s Regency Inn are intent on extending that same hospitality to their customers. The…

Iola attorney Chuck Apt has been tapped as the next magistrate court judge for the 31st Judicial District, and in so doing, will bring an end to a legal legacy that has extended 138 years.…

Cold, windy weather greeted Humboldt High School prom students and community members during the Grand March around the downtown square on Saturday evening. The evening brought students dressed in their finest, with bright pastel and…