PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Groups of teenagers swarmed into stores in several areas of Philadelphia in an apparently coordinated effort, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing, authorities said. Police arrested 15 to 20 people. The…

Piqua State Bank, a part of the local banking community since 1910, is no more. The bank, which had branches in Piqua, Gas and Yates Center, has been acquired by Bank of Commerce, effective Sept.…

Friends and members of the Iola Chamber of Commerce gathered at Ad Astra Radio Tuesday morning for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the radio station’s new ownership. Extensive renovations to the building and its radio…

A downtown restaurant remains shuttered after a Friday evening fire, but the quick response of Iola fire crews may have helped save the historic building from destruction. The fire at Rookies Sports Bar & Grill,…

With new owners, and a few tweaks to the station programming, Iola Radio will continue to strive to be one with the community, Chris Shank promises. Shank is president and sales manager with Ad Astra…

There are many reasons why Iola Pharmacy feels like a family for founder Jim Arnott. In the early years after he and partner Bret Lawrence purchased the former Cooksey’s Drug Store in 1973, Arnott found…

Grow at Eden, Iola’s new childcare center at the former Kids Kingdom, welcomes back children on Monday. The facility has been closed for about four weeks for a complete remodel. Owners Kandy and Kyler Rushing…

A group of local merchants is offering up a free night at the movies Friday, from the comfy confines of Iola’s downtown square. The 1993 baseball classic “The Sandlot” will be shown on a 20-foot…

It takes a fresh pair of eyes — or even better, two pairs — to see potential in the well-worn.   “I don’t think people understand what they have here in Iola. It’s very special,”…

When opportunity came knocking, Taylor Salzwedel opened the door to a new location for her business, Eccentric Nail Studio. The nail studio has moved a few doors over to 23 E. Madison Ave. It’s a…