It was a brutally hot summer day in 2018 when Donna Houser was in Wichita for a doctor’s appointment. As she arrived at the doctor’s office, Houser saw an amusing sight. A smartly dressed group…

Members of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce gathered at MJ’s Boutique & Consignments at 113 W. Madison Ave. Tuesday morning to officially welcome the latest addition to Iola’s business community. Owner Michele Jackson and…

PrairieLand Partners of Iola invited some friends over to dinner Wednesday evening. The occasion? An open house celebrating its new $14 million facility at 1690 Oregon Rd. From the north, the 75,684 square foot facility…

The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated with Town Square Laundry Service owners Brant and Danelle McGhee with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday at 114 E. Jackson Ave. On top of a self-service laundromat, Town Square…

Walter Wulf Jr., center, cuts the ribbon Thursday morning to cap a ceremony marking completion of a 20-megawatt solar field for Monarch Cement Company in Humboldt. Also on hand were representatives from Evergy, which partnered…

Ross Daniels, auctioneer and Realtor, hosted a ribbon-cutting during a Friday celebration to mark the first anniversary of Daniels Auction Service’s move to 1380 Georgia Rd. in rural Humboldt. The open house/customer appreciation effort included…

Iola Area Chamber of Commerce supporters and staff braved foul weather Tuesday morning to celebrate Clock Tower Mercantile’s new location at 3 N. Jefferson, Iola. Owner Angie Rourk and business partner Starla Shields will host…

Friends and family of Tai Lee, holding scissors, gathered at Jo’s Men’s Grooming on Friday for a ribbon cutting organized by the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce, marking a year since Lee’s barber shop opened…

You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who disagrees with the notion that Humboldt’s own Walter Johnson was one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history. But a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday dedicating a new billboard that…

Members and supporters of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce gathered Wednesday morning to celebrate O’Shaughnessy Liquor. Owners Lindsey and Brian Shaughnessy have completed an extensive remodel of the store, converting storage space into a…