LAHARPE — The home of Jerry and Joyce Adair was gutted by a fire Friday evening, which resulted in the hospitalization of a volunteer firefighter for smoke inhalation. The Adairs were not home when the…

Iola Walmart staffers were in the mood to celebrate Friday. The store celebrated a nearly $6 million remodel with its grand reopening — “our second best day ever,” store manager Raymond Simpson declared. The remodel…

Miss Chelsea’s Dance Academy will wrap up its two-night year-end spectacular, “This Is The Greatest Show” at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Tickets are available at the door or online at…

COLONY — What began as a sleepless night has turned into a sweet reality for Noah and Heidi Gordon. Along with their seven children, the Gordons are bringing some flavor to downtown Colony with their…

BURLINGTON — Federal funding to help launch a $1.9 billion computer chip manufacturing complex in rural Coffey County has been denied, the Coffey County Republican reported. County officials announced the bad news at their May…

Humanity House Foundation has been given a powerful opportunity to double its impact thanks to a generous matching donation challenge from an anonymous local donor. The challenge is simple: Raise $25,000 by July 15, and…

Voters in Iola, LaHarpe and elsewhere throughout USD 257 will have decisions to make this fall. A number of candidates have filed in advance of Monday’s deadline, guaranteeing contested races for those two governing bodies.…

Miss Chelsea’s Dance Academy will present its 10th anniversary showcase Friday and Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, “This Is The Greatest Show.” Tickets for the 6:30 p.m. shows sell for $12 apiece and…

Walt Whitman, one of America’s greatest poets, spent plenty of time thinking about grass. He is best known for his poetry collection “Leaves of Grass.” In it, he contemplates the “hopeful green stuff,” comparing it…

Upcoming changes to graduation requirements, Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways, and the district’s Individual Plan of Study (IPS) curriculum were under the microscope at Tuesday’s meeting of the Iola USD 257 Board of Education. …