Even if it’s only for the free barbecue, Mandy Moyer hopes you’ll join her Monday evening as she draws back the curtain on the upcoming season at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.  From 6 to…

Allen County commissioners heard a range of updates at Tuesday morning’s meeting. Thrive Allen County announced plans for a health fair later this month in Moran, while county staff reported progress on airport construction, road…

A complete renovation of the Davis Street soccer fields adjacent to Iola’s Riverside Park is progressing, albeit slowly. “It’s gone a little slower than I’d like,” said Recreation Director Jason Bauer. “But with the lead…

Allen Community College welcomed its students back on campus in style Sunday with Casino Night activities in the Student Center. The students were each given an allotment of “chips,” which they cashed in at the…

Students at USD 257 schools in Iola now have access to a new after-school food program designed to help fight childhood hunger and give kids an extra boost before heading home. The district recently launched…

Iola Elks Lodge members will take a look at the past and the future Saturday. Members of the Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks Lodge No. 569 will host a number of activities to celebrate…

They can hardly reach now, but this year’s crop of kindergartners will have no problem ringing the bell when they leave Iola Elementary School as fifth grade graduates. Per tradition, students gathered Friday morning to…

Any day now, Dr. Lyvier Leffler will be able to pause to catch her breath. She arrived as Allen Community College’s president in mid-January, with the spring semester classes already underway, and the college just…

Allen County veterans now have a new opportunity to make much-needed repairs to their homes thanks to a $30,000 Veterans Home Repair Grant offered through Thrive Allen County. The grant is funded by Home Depot…

Kristen French finds herself holding her breath when she crosses a number of intersections in Iola. French, daughter of Iola Mayor Steve French, addressed the Iola City Council Monday about some of the crossroads she…