Health insurance premiums are skyrocketing for Allen Community College employees for the second consecutive year. College trustees were told Tuesday the college’s plan faces a 35.1% increase for the upcoming year. Coupled with a 23.4%…

The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated with Town Square Laundry Service owners Brant and Danelle McGhee with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday at 114 E. Jackson Ave. On top of a self-service laundromat, Town Square…

Small businesses in Allen County and across the country have a new opportunity to grow through the Backing Small Businesses Grant, a program supported by American Express and Main Street America. This summer, the program…

After breaking ground in mid-March on a visitors center for Lehigh Portland State Park, crews were eager to hit the ground running. Their goal, to have the visitors center complete by fall, remains viable, but…

The annual Elsmore Days celebration will return this year with the help of a donation from the Allen County Commission. Commissioners approved a $1,500 funding request Tuesday morning for the event, sponsored by the Elsmore…

Iola Area Chamber of Commerce staff and supporters feted new member Recycle Bargains, located at 111 ½ W. Madison Ave. The business is the latest venture of Christia Hill, a 1999 graduate of Iola High…

A new transport wheelchair is making it easier for patients to move through Allen County Regional Hospital’s specialty clinic, thanks to a recent purchase by the hospital’s volunteer auxiliary. The chair, funded by a $2,530…

A former Colony man with an extended criminal history faces two counts of second-degree murder after a crash resulted in the death of a Missouri sheriff’s deputy and his wife. Garrett C. Cleaver, 40, Webb…

Ward Chapel AME Church — a part of the Iola community almost as long as it has existed — is no more. The church will host its final service with a simple affair July 20…

The Allen Community College Library has expanded its offerings — by hundreds of thousands.  The ACC library was recently welcomed as the 52nd member into the SEKnFind shared catalog by the Southeast Kansas Library System…