Iola Chamber of Commerce staff and supporters celebrated Waters Hardware with a ribbon cutting Friday morning during the store’s grand opening. With events scheduled throughout the weekend, including free doughnuts Saturday for the first 100…

For more than 50 years, the Iola Pharmacy has been a fixture in downtown Iola. Over the years the company expanded, including offering services at Allen County Regional Hospital, and then adding a drive-thru clinic…

A small group of community members came together Thursday afternoon at the Iola Pizza Hut to celebrate the volunteer work of Tom and Jeri Waters. The couple have served as volunteers of the Allen County…

Ethan Godderz couldn’t help but note the irony. A new irrigation system installed at the Allen County Country Club Golf Course, has roughly doubled the course’s water capacity. He just hasn’t had to use it…

Allen County was spared the misery of a storm system that forced several water rescues in Wichita and El Dorado earlier in the day, but Tuesday’s torrential downpours still caused plenty of headaches. Almost 3…

Children in kindergarten through seventh grade are getting hands-on STEM learning at Allen Community College this week. Fitting with the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) theme, participants are playing with physics and exploring concepts…

A slew of filings will give voters plenty of choices when they head to the polls in the Nov. 4 general election for a number of city and school board races. Most notably, Iola-USD 257’s…

More than 50 area youngsters are learning about Joseph’s journey from prison to the palace as part of the Moran Vacation Bible School, co-hosted by the Moran Christian Church and Moran United Methodist Church. The…

Much to the relief of Cory Boren of Boren Roofing, it appears the windows, not the roof, are the source of ongoing leaks at the Allen County Courthouse. After multiple dousings of the courthouse roof,…

The memory of a local animal lover is now providing support to a cause that was close to his heart. The Allen County Animal Rescue Facility (ACARF) has received its first grant from the Raymond…