A small but growing community of writers is finding its voice at the Iola Public Library through a poetry group that encourages creativity and constructive feedback. Organizer Anna Hawley said the idea of an informal…

Iola Reads will celebrate Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” with a number of activities in the coming weeks. The romantic “novel of manners” follows the relationship of Miss Elizabeth Bennett and the wealthy Fitzwilliam Darcy,…

A new data center coming to Iola isn’t even online yet, but Iola City Council members are looking at what may need to happen if the center expands. Council members approved Monday the purchase of…

The fate of a home donated years ago to the Iola Public Library will be one of the many topics discussed at Monday’s Iola City Council meeting. Library representatives will discuss with Council members their…

Youngsters will be given free rein at the Iola Public Library this month. “Loose in the Library,” an evening of pizza, games and a scavenger hunt, will be capped with a library-wide game of hide-and-seek…

The meeting room at the Iola Public Library filled Friday with stories that stretched back across decades, as members of the Old-Timers Talking group reflected on the people who left lasting impressions on their lives. …

It’s a universal truth that we’re all going to die, so why not talk about it? The Iola Public Library is sponsoring its third “Death Cafe” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Its wide-ranging premise includes end-of-life…

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…

The book “Hidden Figures” is about breaking barriers: The speed of sound; a woman’s right to an education and professional career; and the struggles of African Americans during the 1950s and ’60s to be afforded…

Your Community Foundation’s executive director Elaina Stiffler presented area organizations with grant awards last week as part of the foundation’s annual grant cycle. This year, the foundation awarded a total of $24,741, significantly more than…