An official-looking “notice” that Allen Countians have received the past few days offering water line insurance has nothing to do with local governments, including Iola’s, that provide water service.The notices are from HomeServe, Topeka, which…

Biology students at Iola High School beginning next fall will use iPad tablets instead of traditional textbooks.Gail Dunbar, director of curriculum, told board members Monday night that 25 iPads, costing $350 each for a total…

Donors have come through to enable the summer SAFE BASE program to run for its customary four weeks, said Angela Henry, director of the after-school program.Until this week, the program had enough funds to operate…

Many Allen Countians apparently don’t realize that there’s something on the April 5 ballot for everyone.“We’ve had quite a few people say they aren’t going to vote because the election is just about city elections,”…

All three mayoral candidates and the 17 candidates to form Iola’s new city council will speak tonight at an open house for local voters to better get to know their potential city governors.The event begins…

Former Bronson resident Elbert Hayes, 97, of Rialto, Calif., died Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Kindred Hospital in Ontario, Calif.He was born July 1, 1913, in Bronson, to Leroy David and Alice Mabel (Spragg) Hayes.…

A person’s connection with God may come in different ways for different folks, the Rev. Jim Rausch claims.“It’s not something we can control,” he said. “It’s God’s timing. It’s God’s gift.”But for those who find…

Family is why most Kansans stay put — especially in rural communities — to the great benefit of the state.That’s the finding of Ron Wilson, who has studied the rural trends of his home state.Wilson,…

Mother Nature wasn’t hospitable Saturday night, but that didn’t deter about 150 people from gathering downtown to cheer on Earth Hour.The conservation celebration was observed globally at 8:30 p.m. local time to encourage preservation of…

FREDONIA — Russ Walker was among Wilson Countians who questioned whether the county needed an administrator — before he was elected to the county commission in November 2008.Now, Walker goes out of his way to…