A pinwheel coloring contest was held Thursday, sponsored by Hope Unlimited and CASA of the 31st District. Students from 18 schools in grades K-3 participated. Pinwheels, a symbol for the child abuse prevention movement, have…

The after-school USD 257 SAFE BASE program joined forces with Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the 31st Judicial District in recognizing April as Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. The kids and CASA advocates planted…

Those who may consider Iola a dead town, or one where no one ever does anything, should have been at Monday’s Iola City Council meeting. Council members themselves didn’t do a whole lot. Instead, the…

The CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program of the 31st Judicial District  is hosting a coat drive for children within the program in need of help this winter. CASA is partnering with Iola Pharmacy and…

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the 31st District recently accepted two gifts from local community groups. Craw-Kan CARES, a charitable program established by employees of the Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative, donated $1,500, while the Iola…

Child abuse often isn’t easily detectable.  Which doesn’t make it any less damaging.  In recognition of April as Child Abuse Awareness Month in Allen County, representatives from Hope Unlimited and Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) visited…

Pete’s Corp. of Erie raised $100,000 this year at its convenience stores in three states for the Court Appointed Special Advocates program that operates in many of the same cities. Pete’s stores in Kansas, Oklahoma…

Stephanie Herren, of LaHarpe, and her four children were the lucky winners of the CASA Family Swimming Basket at the recent Family Safety Night event. The basket includes a family pass to the Iola pool…

The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program of the 31st Judicial District will host their annual Father’s Day Charity Golf Tournament Saturday. The event serves as a fundraiser for the program that serves abused and…

“My parents always told me that you’ve got to give back,” said CASA advocate Amy Roeder. This is exactly what 10 new Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) have set out to do. Chief Judge Daniel…