The local school district’s financial report passed with flying colors according to USD 257’s annual audit. Neil Phillips, CPA with Jarred Gilmore & Phillips, walked school board members through the report at their meeting Monday…

More than 200 potential job openings are up for grabs as employers and prospective employees gather for a job fair Thursday at Iola’s Riverside Park. The event — scheduled in the wake of Gates Corporation’s…

Iola’s Adopt A Child campaign, one of the community’s largest charitable endeavors to assist needy families with Christmas gifts, will assist more than 200 children in 2025. Through Adopt A Child, donors purchase a couple…

County commissioners certified the Nov. 4 general election results at their meeting Monday. Of the nine provisional ballots reviewed, two were disqualified. One because the voter was registered in another county and the other lacked…

LAHARPE — Nicole Henry hopes to host a few folks for Thanksgiving this year — 150 of them. Henry, manager of the LaHarpe Senior Center, is stepping forward to put together a community meal on…

A nation that expresses its gratitude to veterans shouldn’t do so only one day a year, Julia Thompson said Saturday. Veterans Day is about gratitude, Thompson said, “but not the kind that fades after a…

Due to the Veterans Day holiday on Tuesday, the Allen County Commission  will meet at 8:30 a.m. Monday. They will conduct an official canvass of the Nov. 4 election results at 9 a.m.

LAHARPE — Since March 1946, the LaHarpe VFW and its Auxiliary have honored, remembered and supported the veterans of Allen County.  Among those who have dedicated themselves to that mission is Maggie Barnett, who has …

Julia Thompson carries a passion for service. It was why she became a certified nurse’s aide fresh out of high school, and later why she decided to pursue a career in law enforcement. It’s also…

Three out of four isn’t bad.   Donna Grigsby knows the top key secrets to aging well include a good diet, regular exercise, healthy relationships, and plenty of sleep.   Scratch the last. She’s a…