Angie Rourk and Bri Mueller gave the program “Listen to Yourself,” for the April 3 meeting of the Allen County Area Retired School Personnel. There were 27 members in attendance.    The duo encouraged members…

For all the accolades she?s received ? a singer/songwriter award from Lawrence and increased demand to perform across the state, etc. ? Damaris Kunkler still isn?t comfortable calling herself a genuine singer/songwriter. You could have…

A passion for tackling food insecurity through public policy has earned Iola native Clara Wicoff, a junior at Kansas State University,  a 2019 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Wicoff, daughter of Lisa and Joel Wicoff, was…

A pair of geese spent a leisurely Monday afternoon sunning themselves on a wooden dam across Elm Creek, not far from the Lehigh Portland Trail. The waterfowl occupied themselves by honking relentlessly at objects that…

Iola City Council members will have several decisions to make regarding its energy portfolio in the near future. Council members heard from Scott Shreve, the city’s energy consultant, about a proposed solar power agreement with…

Now that an election for new school facilities has been decided, the USD 257 board is turning its attention to long- and short-term goals. Facility improvements are just part of the plan, and last week’s…

Business students at Allen Community College have partnered with Allen County Regional Hospital, Gates Corporation, Russell Stover Chocolates and Thrive Allen County to draft a hypothetical business plan for an After Hours Clinic for downtown…

USD 257 voters agreed by a nearly two-to-one margin to build the first new school in the district in 43 years. Voters approved all three parts of Tuesday’s bond issue: a new elementary school for…

The Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City will host a spring blood drive from 1 to 5 p.m. April 10 at the John Silas Bass Community Building, 505 N. Buckeye St. Blood donations are…

USD 257 elementary students soon will have a new school to call home. District voters overwhelmingly approved construction of a new elementary school for preschool through fifth-grade students, at a cost of $25.5 million. The…