For more than 40 years, the Kansas Silver Haired Legislature (SHL) has provided older Kansans with a seat at the table on issues that directly affect them. Created in 1982 by Senate Concurrent Resolution No.…

SAVONBURG — Locals eager to share their thoughts and concerns about Savonburg will gather for a community conversation at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The annual get-together is once again hosted by Thrive Allen County, and will…

For Iola High School students, the path from classroom to career is getting clearer thanks to a new initiative that invites local businesses and community members to step inside the school and share their expertise.…

Goodlife Innovations, an organization that provides community-based supports for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, will close its Iola Day Center, effective Nov. 7. The news was announced in a letter to its clients earlier…

NEODESHA — The Neodesha Promise Scholarship Program, which provides an opportunity for Neodesha High School graduates to afford college, has reached quite a milestone. With 36 NHS students receiving promise scholarships in 2025, the program…

Recycling in Allen County was once again the focus at Tuesday’s county commission meeting, as longtime advocate Steve Strickler urged commissioners to partner with the City of Iola and finally put dedicated staffing in place…

At Tuesday night’s Allen County Commission meeting, Sharla Miller presented commissioners with a story both personal and urgent. Miller lost her son to suicide six years ago, and since then has devoted herself to prevention…

MORAN — A number of fall staples will return for the 79th annual Moran Day celebration Saturday. The celebration carries the theme “Rising Above” and kicks off bright and early with vendors setting up shop…

A new digital sign marking the entrance of Iola’s Riverside Park marks the completion of a months-long collaboration between the city, USD 257 and Allen County 4-H Council. Workers from CDL Electric put the finishing…

GARNETT — Emergency crews rescued a subject trapped in a grain cart in rural Anderson County Tuesday morning. It  took about 20 minutes from the first distress call shortly after 11:30 a.m. to free the…