Throngs of diners took part in a LaHarpe community Thanksgiving meal served up by Nicole Henry and her family members Thursday at LaHarpe City Hall. Henry said she will reflect on what worked well, and…

Leaders can unite or divide, whether it be by design or by misstep.     Thanksgiving’s evolution shows how both can happen.   On October 3, 1863, amid profound division and upheaval of the Civil…

Iola Rotarians delivered 50 Thanksgiving boxes to the less fortunate Sunday afternoon. Boxes included fixings for a Thanksgiving meal, cereal, spaghetti and other food items, along with a $50 gift certificate to G&W Foods of…

Members of Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church dished up Thanksgiving dinner for around 500 Wednesday night, as the church continued its annual tradition. Barbara Leavitt, who coordinates the effort, said church members cooked up 25…

LAHARPE — Nicole Henry is getting a crash course on community planning this month. It was barely two weeks ago when, during a conversation with her kids, Henry announced she wanted to host a community…

An average 15-pound turkey could cost around $30 this Thanksgiving, according to an analysis from Purdue University. That’s a 75% price increase since October 2024 — a reversal from the relatively low prices of previous…

LAHARPE — Nicole Henry hopes to host a few folks for Thanksgiving this year — 150 of them. Henry, manager of the LaHarpe Senior Center, is stepping forward to put together a community meal on…

USD 257 Food Service Director Staci Talkington is launching a Thanksgiving food drive. As Talkington considered the uncertainty of SNAP funding — due to the extended government shutdown, benefits are set to lapse this Saturday…

Musa Abdelgadir, of Sudan, a sophomore studying psychology, is one of about 68 Allen Community College students who remain on campus during the Thanksgiving break. Volunteers such as Lisa and Joel Wicoff, above, provided meals…

Iola High School student volunteers serve a Thanksgiving feast to USD 257 preschool students Tuesday afternoon at the IHS science and technology building. All of the district’s preschoolers gathered together for the annual tradition. That…