Local youths depleted the stock at Abbott’s Pond Saturday in the annual Hooked on Fish, Not on Drugs fishing derby.Dakota Austin hauled in the biggest fish, weighing in at 13.65 pounds.Colby Pollet snagged the smallest…

A celebration of gifts to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center was held Saturday night at the arts center. Specifically, a refurbished grand piano owned by the George Bowlus family, and a new fountain outside the…

RMNP — SAFE BASE has embarked on something amazing, something unheard of. It is taking 68 students for one week into the Rocky Mountains of Colorado on a $100,000 grant obtained in March. When I…

Runners who plan to compete for Iola High’s cross country team in the fall are asked to report to Riverside Park Tuesday and Thursday for off-season conditioning.Cross country coach Marv Smith said conditioning sessions will…

Patience was a virtue for Iola’s AA American Legion squad Thursday.The Post 15 Indians converted 14 walks into plenty of scoring opportunities against visiting Girard.While the Indians stranded plenty of runners  — 12 in all,…

SAFE BASE director Angela Henry is encouraging the community to send off her students in style on Saturday night.The group, which is heading to Colorado for a week-long adventure in the mountains, will be leaving…

The Charlie Melvin Mad Bomber Run celebration’s fifth annual edition is expected to be the biggest and best yet, Damaris Kunkler told Iola Rotarians Thursday.Kunkler, Thrive Allen County program director, reviewed the history of the…

Salena Trabuc is a registered nurse at Allen County Hospital, mother of two, personal trainer and bodybuilder.She has clients across Kansas, in Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri and helps them with weight loss, pregnancy fitness, blood…

There is a noticeable difference between June 11, 2012, and June 11, 2013, for Amy Karr — 170.4 pounds to be exact.One year ago, Karr decided she wanted to change her life. She weighed 343…

Thrive Program Director Damaris Kunkler greatly underestimated the response this year’s Movement program would receive. She estimated around 40,000 minutes of activity from the participants — they have logged over 81,000.The eight-week program, meant to…