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Things likely won’t go according to script when Iola natives Jasmine Bannister and Jordan Strickler take the stage Saturday. They couldn’t be happier about it. Bannister and Strickler will be joined by fellow thespian for…

A pair of familiar faces will be a part of Thursday’s Allen County Farmers Market activities in downtown Iola. Kathy McEwan, family and consumer sciences agent for the Southwind Extension District, will be on hand…

EMPORIA — Four Iola students were among the more than 700 undrgraduate students named to Emporia State University’s university honor roll and dean’s lists for spring 2019. To qualify for the university honor roll, undergraduate…

PITTSBURG — Independence Day saw the AA Iola Indians head to Pittsburg for the All-American Classic in an American Legion round-robin tournament. This was Iola’s first time on the diamond since their split against Chanute…

What’s the Fourth of July without fresh produce to enjoy? Thursday’s Allen County Farmers Market runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and coincides with Independence Day in downtown Iola. Saturday’s Farmers Market runs from 8…

The drive between Iola and Chanute just got a bit shorter and a bit smoother, as U.S. 169 is now open after more than a year of construction.  The highway between Delaware Road north to…

Iolans can begin shooting fireworks today, with some limits. Most types of aerial works — mortar shells, Roman candles and other rocket-type works — are banned in Iola city limits. Bottle rockets are illegal anywhere…

MORAN ? It?s what you?d expect in a small gym. Treadmills. Squat rack. Elliptical machine. But 54 Fitness, located in the 500-person town of Moran, still holds remnants of the building?s previous lives. Tile flooring.…

Five area high school graduates have been named recipients of the Helen Gates White Scholarship. Recipients are Breton Plumlee and Benniam Means, Iola, and Elizabeth Johnson, Kari Shadden and Karlie Stephens, Marmaton Valley. Awarded annually…

Thrive Allen County?s latest project will soon bear fruit. Literally. Several Thrive staffers were on hand Tuesday to put the finishing touches on the new Allen County Community Orchard. On top of six apple trees…