A new charitable initiative seeks to strengthen journalism in Allen County. The Strengthen Allen County News Project, formed late last year, is a collaboration with the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas, based in Pittsburg. Tax-deductible…

If your childhood toys from the 1980s are still tucked away in a closet, attic, or boxed up in a basement, there’s a national museum in Kansas City that might be interested in taking them…

Your Community Foundation has extended its annual Patterson Family Foundation matching campaign through midnight Tuesday, giving donors extra time to participate. Elaina Stiffler, executive director of YCF, said donations can be made easily before the…

Throngs of diners took part in a LaHarpe community Thanksgiving meal served up by Nicole Henry and her family members Thursday at LaHarpe City Hall. Henry said she will reflect on what worked well, and…

Volunteers loaded dental equipment Monday from Dr. Chambers’ former office to take it to the Medical Supply Network, Inc. (MSNI) in Tulsa, Okla. MSNI is a Rotary charitable organization that distributes used medical equipment across…

The Iola Public Library received an upgrade Thursday, as crews from Tholen HVAC installed two new drinking fountains with bottle filling stations. The new wall-mounted fountains are the culmination of over two years of fundraising…

A truck load of clothes, shoes, toys and other items, coming from donations gathered at Iola’s Senior Citizens Inc. rummage store, soon will be headed to help those in need. It took about six months…

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…

Iola Public Library’s annual plant swap is from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Plant donations — houseplants or garden plants — are now being accepted.  With the lawn still soggy from recent rains, the event…

Members of Iola Masonic Lodge #38 presented the Iola Public Library with a check for $500 before their meeting Tuesday evening. The funds will go towards the purchase of two drinking fountains that also feature…