Shawn and Kylee Geffert are right in the middle of harvesting corn. The long rows stand ready for the combine. In the distance one can see fields of soybeans from their property west of Iola.…

A newly developed sign language team at Iola’s First Christian Church entertained Sunday’s congregation through a medley of worship music. The performers “sang” along to the tunes, rhythmically using their hands and arms, one of…

Employees are usually encouraged to leave their work at the office, rather than take it home with them, lest they risk getting burned out. Steve Dodson, longtime Allen Community College instructor, doesn’t mind. In fact,…

An eight-week course is dedicated to help small business owners ready to grow their operations. The Growing Rural Business Entrepreneurial Certificate Program is offered for Allen and Neosho County Sept. 19 through Nov. 14.  Sessions…

HUMBOLDT ? Another extensive search in and near the Neosho River for Iolan Aaron Hutton, suspected in a Wednesday morning armed robbery in Iola, came up empty Thursday and Friday. Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy…

Iola City Council members will get their first look Monday at conclusions drawn from a top-to-bottom organizational analysis of the city. The study, developed by Wichita State University’s Public Policy and Management Center, looked at…

Second-year student Conner Clark pulled onto the Allen Community College campus on Saturday, ready to move into the Red Devil Duplexes.  He carefully moved in his belongings into his apartment, while avoiding the chaos going…

The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce is offering up a tour of Allen County’s new Prairie Queen Wind Farm. The 10 a.m. tour departs from the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Tickets sell for $12 apiece.…

This  past week, we had a meeting with some parents in the low-income housing complex on Eisenhower Drive. The parents were desperate for help. For the past few years, or last year, depending on who…

Sunday Soups, a collaborative effort between Iola’s First Presbyterian Church and Humanity House, is being displaced temporarily to allow for the church kitchen to be remodeled. Sunday Soup meals will be available at the Humanity…