While Allen County officials wait to hear back from the Kansas Department of Transportation about possible repair work on roads used as detours during construction on US-169, commissioner Jerry Daniels recommended the county be proactive…

The Iola Community Involvement Task Force/PRIDE Committee is spearheading a drive to benefit the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility. Starting Oct. 1, collection boxes will be set up at Iola City Hall, Orscheln Farm and…

Iola’s 63rd Christmas Vespers program is taking shape. The Christmas music concert, presented as a gift to the community, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Dec. 1 at Iola’s First Presbyterian Church. Rehearsals will begin at…

National 4-H week is just around the corner, Oct. 6-12, and you’ll get an extra opportunity to learn about 4-H through radio, newspaper and social media.  Once  exposed to 4-H in the Southwind District, perhaps…

The City Slickers 4-H Club organized a 4-H Record Book Workshop before their Sept. 15 meeting at the Allen County Courthouse Assembly Room.  Older 4-H members helped younger youth understand the importance of setting goals…

Shane Winner, a senior and academic standout at Iola High School, assumed he’d follow a predictable route after graduation: Go to a four-year state college, earn a degree and join the workforce.  That path took…

Justin Hoepker is looking to greet the arrival of autumn with a bang. And a crash. Hoepker, who built Wide Open Speed Park in 2012 as a site for alternative automotive competitions ? mud runs…

Sounds of air compressors, nail guns and saws, fill the building at 112 S. Washington.  Parker Stapp stops to look around at his work, which should be finished by the end of the week. While…

A pack of 175 first-graders learned firsthand about life on the farm Monday. The annual Fall Ag Day event, hosted by Strickler Dairy, allowed students from Iola, Humboldt, Marmaton Valley and Yates Center schools to…

Thursday’s Allen County Farmers’ Market session features the second annual Fall Harvest Celebration. An evening of pumpkin decorating, shopping and more are on the menu. In addition, the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility will have…