This Tuesday’s conversation at Iola High School organized by Thrive Allen County’s high school interns brought around 300 students together to imagine what could be different and how things could improve in their hometown. It’s…

Among 30 Iola High School students, all but two said they plan to leave the area after graduation. “What would it take to bring you back?” Patrick Zirjacks, with Thrive Allen County, asked. Their answers…

What was your experience like the last time you visited a natural area in Kansas? Did you hike at a state park? Boat or fish at a reservoir? Paddle the Kaw or the Arkansas River…

HUMBOLDT — Almost three years out from the “perfect terrible storm,” Cole Herder, Humboldt administrator, says the city is on much better footing should it find itself in another prolonged deep freeze. Beginning Feb. 9,…

Citation On Jan. 1, Iola Police assisted Chanute officers and cited Payton Shaw, 19 of Iola, for battery for an incident in Chanute. Theft On Jan. 2, Iola police investigated theft of prescription medication in…

Eli Woody, candidate for the 2nd Congressional District, will be in Iola at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at the John Silas Bass North Community Building, 505 No. Buckeye, as a guest of the Allen…

Iola Middle School Principal’s Honor Roll / 4.0 GPA Sixth grade: Corbin Coffield, Cade Curry, Leanna Flory, Brynna Jelinek, Mariah Mathis, Eryx Means, Kobear Smith Seventh grade: Autumn Carr, Kashyn Curry, Haidyn Desmarteau, Adelynn Droessler,…

A coat of snow makes for a picturesque view of the veterans monument at Iola’s Highland Cemetery early Wednesday morning. Sunny skies and mid-30s temperatures prevailed for most of the day. Another round of snow…

City of Iola crews tackle the first significant snowfall of the season on Tuesday morning. Allen County was not hit as hard as other parts of the region in a storm system that walloped the…

BJC Health System of St. Louis and Saint Luke’s Health System of Kansas City officially became one health system this week. Saint Luke’s operates Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Patients will experience no immediate…