Jack Koehn, USD 257 superintendent of schools, will speak with Iola City Council members Monday about potential city assistance with new school construction. Board of Education members are considering asking the city to put a…

HUMBOLDT — The Movement is encouraging a variety of Allen Countians get out and be active. The county-wide eight-week healthy living initiative, sponsored by Thrive Allen County, is winding down for the year.  Damaris Kunkler,…

A familiar-yet-new face heads the Iola Community Pantry. Tom Waters, a retired minister of 49 years, has accepted the job as interim director of the Community Pantry after the Rev. Phil Honeycutt announced he is…

Onstage, four girls acted out a scene while their peers watched. They used no props except for chairs to sit on, so the audience had to imagine the items they used in their pantomime: a…

Allen County youth shimmy and shake during this summer’s production of “Shake with a Zombie.” The musical is the 15th annual Allen Community College Summer Youth production. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday…

The Iola Police Department is dusting off some barely used equipment in order to better connect with the community. The equipment — a pair of 26-inch, 24-speed Trek road bicycles — has been a part…

Kansas State University Alumni and the Power Catbackers of Southeast Kansas are sponsoring a banquet Tuesday at the American Legion, 712 W. Patterson Ave., at which basketball coach Bruce Weber and other campus representatives are…

OTTAWA — Iola’s AA American Legion team is no longer undefeated, splitting a doubleheader with Ottawa Wednesday night. The first game featured plenty of offense for Ottawa, while Game 2 saw the Indian offense roll…

Lydhia Nicole Graham, infant daughter of Rick N. Graham and Cassondra E. Geisler, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. A private family service will take place at the…

Gary L. Lassman, 76, Iola, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at Windsor Place in Iola. Gary was born March 7, 1938, in Humboldt, the son of Harvey and Leona (Michael) Lassman. He graduated from…