Children entering grades 1 through college will learn various aspects about theatre, while getting to perform a Disney classic in the process. A two-week summer theatre camp starts Monday, where the young thespians will audition…

In Step Dance Academy presents “Wonderlust,” for its annual recital at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Performers are certain to delight audiences with a multitude of dance styles, from…

If Allen County commissioners are serious about investing in economic development, they’ll maintain financial support for the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The county currently provides about $200,000 annually to the Bowlus through a dedicated mill…

Allen County commissioners were cool to Mandy Moyer’s pleas that they continue their current funding level for the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, signaling they were interested in reducing their commitment. Moyer, Bowlus director, made an…

The Iola Municipal Band will begin its weekly rehearsals for the upcoming 2026 summer concert series at 7 p.m. Monday at Iola’s American Legion Post at 215 W. Garfield St. The weekly rehearsals will move…

“You’ve got to love life to have life, and you’ve got to have life to love life…It’s what they call a vicious circle.” — Thornton Wilder, “Our Town” Officially, Thornton Wilder’s masterpiece “Our Town” is…

Mindy Lee, State Marketing Manager for the Kansas Small Business Development Center (SBDC), led Wednesday’s inaugural “Brunch and Business” workshop at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. About a dozen attendees listened to Lee’s presentation on…

The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated some of the community’s biggest champions Thursday, the centerpiece of its annual awards dinner. Six awards were handed out during the evening, the most prominent of which —…

Iola High School has taken a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, and turned it on its ear, with a few other delightful twists and turns along the way. The high school drama…

The glow of gallery lights met sweeping vistas of mountains, forests, and waterfalls Tuesday evening as visitors stepped into a journey across the continent — framed by the patient eye of Iola photographer Dee Sell.…