A crew from Mission Construction of St. Paul shaved several minutes off the morning commute for Iola Elementary students Wednesday morning, installing a bridge that spans a ditch on the north side of Iola Elementary…

Ben Prasko, technology coordinator for the Iola school district, isn’t quite sure how much money the district will actually raise with a new technology fee structure aimed at helping low-income families. The plan, which was…

Allen County Farmers Market attendees will have cozier confines on Tuesdays. Iola City Council members approved Monday a request from Farmers Market organizers to move the Tuesday afternoon sales in Iola to Cofachique Park on…

A new contract proposal for the county’s ambulance service appears to be missing one important part: transfers from Allen County Regional Hospital to other facilities. Global Medical Response, through its subsidiary American Medical Response, submitted…

Russell Stover employees and an Arkansas woman who is an IHS alum, have paid the past-due balances for school meals for dozens of students in the Iola district. The candy factory employees raised $1,972.38, enough…

Paul Porter’s dream to install free electric vehicle charging stations in downtown Iola has been unplugged — at least for now. Iola City Council members rejected Monday, with a 4-3 vote, Porter’s request to have…

Prosecutors hope to know by the end of the month whether Dale Maloney, LaHarpe, will ever be considered competent enough to stand trial for the shooting death of his neighbor, Richard Diehl, last May. Allen…

Mary Kay Heard’s Friday was a good Friday indeed. Heard, Iola Industries chairwoman, entered the Easter weekend with equal parts relief and elation following Thursday evening’s successful legislative votes to create the Lehigh Portland State…

Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day for an Easter egg hunt. The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis sponsored an Easter egg hunt on the courthouse square Saturday, drawing throngs of eager…

TOPEKA — Lehigh Portland is set to become Kansas’s 28th state park, fulfilling a dream 45 years in the making for local business representatives. The final legislative hurdles were cleared in short order Thursday when…