HOUSTON (AP) — Investigators are expected to examine the design of safety barriers and the use of crowd control in determining what led to a crush of spectators at a Houston music festival that left…

It’s a new season with a new energy for the Iola Area Symphony Orchestra. Raúl Munguía, director of orchestras for Pittsburg State University, is the Iola orchestra’s new conductor, replacing longtime conductor Gregory Turner of…

It was a beautiful day for a parade Saturday, as the annual Farm-City Days festival brought a large crowd to downtown Iola. The event also featured a carnival, a concert and other activities.

Tickets remain available for Sunday’s Dillon Carmichael Concert, which caps the 2021 Farm City Days celebration. Carmichael will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. at the Bowlus Center. But first, the group Southerland will lead…

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…

They’re a blast from the past. By day, Betsey and Jonathon Goering devote themselves to teaching high school and the economic development of Allen County, respectively, but on many a night and weekend they transform…

The Iola middle and high school bands performed Tuesday evening to wrap up the school year. They were joined by the IHS strings orchestra, above, for what was believed to be the first time in…

Iola middle and high school orchestra students performed a concert Wednesday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The beginning orchestra kicked off the night, followed by small group performances and solos. The middle school…

When it comes to hard rock and heavy metal music, Iola isn’t likely the first place you think of, but Saturday is an exception. Starting Saturday afternoon, six blisteringly loud bands from around the region…

GAS — Moran’s Lloyd Houk will perform a free gospel concert at 7 p.m. Friday at the Gas Fundamentalist Bible Church. The concert is the second such event at the church in recent weeks, and…