Vince DeGrado is tackling his newest career venture at Allen Community College with much the same fervor he carried during his lengthy, and highly successful, coaching career — “all gas and no brakes.” DeGrado relinquished…

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…

Fundraising is vital to the operation of community nonprofits, says Elaina Stiffler, executive director of Your Community Foundation. Especially now, when the future of federal grants grows more uncertain each day.  While a funding freeze…

HUMBOLDT — It’s not easy to ask for donations for a project most people will never see.  Hope Unlimited continues to raise money to build a new emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence. The…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. donors gave $3.6 billion on Tuesday, an increase from the past two years, according to estimates from the nonprofit GivingTuesday. The Tuesday after Thanksgiving, now known as GivingTuesday, has become…

Efforts to build a splash park continue, even though the design has been scaled back. A Halloween fundraiser is expected to jump-start new efforts to raise money. “It’s been at a little bit of a…

In the just-more-than a month since Vice President Kamala Harris stepped into the political limelight her campaign for the White House has raised an historic $540 million. According to the Harris Walz campaign, that sizable…

Allen Community College Endowment celebrated in style with its annual fundraising Scholarship Gala Saturday at the college. The casino-themed event brought the Kansas City Chiefs Ambassadors, who came with a replica 2020 Super Bowl trophy…

The Iola Rotary Club presented Scott Brady, assistant principal of Iola Middle School, a check for $2,000 at the club’s Thursday meeting. The funds are to help sponsor a trip to Washington, D.C. for Iola’s…

In his first year as president of Pittsburg State University, Dan Shipp would frequently visit with students about their thoughts on life in general, but in particular, their concerns — “the things that keep them…