The return of the Buster Keaton Celebration to Iola also means the return of a special treat for the Iola community — a rediscovered short film that came back to the screen in Iola in…

The return of the 26th Buster Keaton Celebration to Iola after a four-year hiatus was supposed to be an opportunity to offer something new and innovative.  Something that would entice the community to attend and…

The Sharpe Family Singers, a TikTok sensation, will offer family friendly entertainment  at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.  The show, “Married to Broadway,” features musical numbers and stars from Broadway.  Husband…

Raúl Munguía is ready to make some beautiful music. The Honduras native is the new director and conductor for the Iola Area Symphony Orchestra, which began practicing Monday night for its fall concert on Oct.…

Farm-City Days will end with a musical extravaganza this year with the performance of Nashville recording artist Dillon Carmichael. The Oct. 17 concert is a departure from previous Farm-City Days shows in that it will…

A company can’t wait 100 years to upgrade its business model.  Education should be no different.  “But we have only two models. One-room schoolrooms of 100 years ago, and today’s outdated model,” which is in…

The Children’s Summer Theatre Workshop ended its two-week session Saturday with a public performance at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The workshop, directed by John Higginbotham, was made possible with funding from the Daniels Family…

Dozens of young stars and starlets are preparing to take to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center stage this week to cap their two week Children’s Summer Theatre Workshop. The students have been gathering since July…

Thanks to a gift recently left to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, two major projects are slated for its upkeep. Daniel Kays, Bowlus director, briefed USD 257 board members, who also serve as Bowlus trustees,…

Marian Wilson, who died in September at the age of 91, is leaving nearly $1 million in gifts to the community. Beneficiaries include her late husband’s church, First Christian Church, and the Church of the…