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…

DENVER (AP) — The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, according to documents filed…

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to Ukraine. Instead of normal programing, Ukrainian viewers saw parade footage beamed in…

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…

PrairieLand Partners of Iola invited some friends over to dinner Wednesday evening. The occasion? An open house celebrating its new $14 million facility at 1690 Oregon Rd. From the north, the 75,684 square foot facility…

The workload facing Allen Community College’s maintenance staff took center stage Tuesday as trustees debated whether to hire another staffer to handle the department’s administrative and clerical duties. Trustees voted 4-2 — Vicki Curry and…