Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Allen Community College’s Red Devils have been a team with a split personality in 2012. Their volleyball performances shift from being very, very good to very, very ugly. At home…

Running the football, chewing up yards and the clock with points scored at the end of each drive is what all teams want to do on a Friday night. Nothing different is expected in the…

USD 257 elementary school students are invited to a “Celebration of Community” Saturday in Riverside Park, sponsored by St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church. The non-secular celebration will feature an assortment of games and activities. The event…

For the past two years the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City has taken nominations and chosen a recipient of the Healthy Allen Award. The problem this year is no one has yet to…

Iola Housing Authority will join a class action lawsuit that may lead to it recovering reserve funds it has lost and will lose in the months ahead. Carol Ross, executive director of Iola Housing Authority,…

What is a better way to join communities than launching an interactive event.  As a joint venture, Thrive Allen County and Chanute Regional Development Authority (CRDA) will stage the first Portland Alley Marathon Nov. 3. …

USD 257 superintendent Brian Pekarek gathered a small group of motivated teachers in Iola High School’s lecture hall Wednesday to discuss writing grant proposals to seek funding for local classrooms.  The presentation was a product…

This month’s “See, Hear Iola!” program will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the community building in Riverside Park.  After some audience participation playing quirky quizzes for prizes, Stacey Fager, Iola High School principal, will…

KINCAID — A handful of vehicles were parked on Commercial Street in front of Two Sisters Cafe here Wednesday afternoon. The only overt activity was a few fellows moving picnic tables next to an outdoor…

Settlement has been reached between Iola City Council and former City Administrator Judy Brigham. Financial terms will be announced within the next few days, Iola City Attorney Chuck Apt said. They weren’t announced Wednesday “because…