For as long as Anderson Plumbing has been a part of the Iola community — 120 years and counting — the company has never really had what could be considered a storefront. That will change…

Susan Booth admits her sales pitch to son Logan could have used some polish. “I said, ‘I’ll pay you half of what you’re making now, with no company truck, if you’ll come work with me,’”…

At its peak, Cara Thomas had a crew of 75 employees at Bolling’s Meatery and Eatery. But the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which shuttered the steakhouse portion of the business in early 2020,…

BRONSON — It turns out after years of building a brand, working ungodly hours and pinching pennies, the main problem now with Thaddeus and Kelly Perry’s dream was that they didn’t think big enough. The…

Welcome to the caffeinated jungle. Billed as part coffee shop, part plant store — and hopefully much more — business partners Myra Gleason and Jack Blevins are putting the finishing touches on Fillmore Coffeehouse and…

MORAN —  For the past three decades, Kirk Dwyer has made himself quite at home in Moran as owner/proprietor at Chancy’s Grill and Shake. And for whatever reason, Dwyer never thought much about work anniversaries.…

 Jo’s Men’s Grooming is moving to 9 W. Madison in Iola, the former home of the Shirt Shop. Tai Lee, owner of Jo’s Men’s Grooming, said she pulled into her business’s new home early Thursday…

When I was a child, Neodesha was the big city. My family and I lived in nearby, even smaller Altoona. The city of Neodesha — population 2,275 — boasted a grocery store, library and a…

After lengthy delays — too many, in David Lipe’s opinion — Sharky’s will open its doors Monday. “Ready or not, we’re opening,” Lipe said. Lipe’s initial plan was to open Sharky’s at 112 S. Washington…

Elizabeth Donnelly will earn a bit of Iola entrepreneurial history when she reports to work next week. Starting Monday, Donnelly, who’s owned The Shirt Shop for the past 22-plus years, is moving her business to…