Layla Newkirk paints an inchworm at the Summer Roaming Pals activity at the Iola Public Library Tuesday night. The children are encouraged to take their ceramic creations with them throughout the summer and to take…

LAHARPE — A schedule loaded with fun is in store for those who partake in the annual LaHarpe Day celebration Saturday. The activities kick off bright and early at 7 a.m. with booth set-up at…

Every day families around Iola have to make careful choices on what they spend their money on. As each summer turns to fall, in many cases, money is what stands between a child and music. …

Allen County commissioners were asked Tuesday to do their part to revitalize Humboldt’s downtown. Paul Finney, representing the town’s Downtown Action Team, proposed the county remove metal facing on the Humboldt Senior Center, owned by…

Iola is one huge step closer to opening a new dog park, courtesy of Ray Shannon’s equal parts persistence and patience. Shannon recently spent the better part of three days bouncing around Arkansas in what…

Charlie Melvin, Iola’s Mad Bomber of 1905 tavern-wrecking fame, is making a come- back. Having hopped on a time machine before he died, Melvin fast-forwarded to present day Iola and plans to take another explosive…

Harold G. Barr, 91, Garnett, died Sunday at Golden Heights, Garnett.  He owned and operated Barr’s Grocery and Dry Goods in Westphalia early in his business career. Graveside memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m.…

Cleo Bea (Mitchell) Rayborn, 92, Moran, died Sunday, June 17, 2012. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Campbell Funeral Home, Yates Center. Burial will be in Yates Center Cemetery. Memorials may be…

It was a red letter day in Congress. Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, a liberal Democrat, and Sen. James M. Imhofe, a very conservative Republican from Oklahoma, walked into the House of Representatives and hand-delivered…

Two suspects were arrested after Iola police officers conducted a search warrant at Best Western Motel Sunday evening. According to police officers, Robert Magee and Doyle Smith were arrested after the search warrant was executed…