More than a year into our collective lockdown, many of us have gotten used to streaming the latest films from the comfort of our homes with our animal companions by our side. But no matter…

Frederick G. Apt. III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Apt, Jr., will become an Eagle Scout in ceremonies at First Presbyterian Church. ***** Jack Curry of Iola has purchased Piqua State Bank from Webb…

Area students earning honors for the 2021 spring semester at Kansas State University include Lauren McDermeit and Cole Regehr of Iola; Emma Johnson and Kira McReynolds of Humboldt, and Michael Swift-Plashchka of Moran.  Students were…

ELSMORE — The Elsmore Alumni Association announced this week the group will not hold a Memorial Weekend Banquet in 2021.  Instead, the association encourages alumni to attend Elsmore Day festivities on Sept. 11. There will…

Fred Kipp, one of the last 14 Brooklyn Dodgers, is coming to Iola and Piqua for the Yates Center Memorial Day Parade.  Kipp was born and raised in Piqua before heading to New York where…

About the only thing Levi Bennett didn’t do this baseball season was drive the team bus. Because he wasn’t asked. But whatever else was needed, from getting a key hit late to closing down the…

Justin Trudeau is beginning to sketch out a plan to reopen the U.S. border, but Canadians don’t appear keen to rush it. And when travel does resume, they overwhelmingly agree proof of vaccination should be…

Dodging potholes may soon be eliminated as a spring sport. Allen County public works director Mitch Garner updated commissioners Tuesday on new patchwork technology. Garner was in Salina on Monday for a demonstration on pothole…

There’s no such thing as a free meal, USD 257 board members are learning. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the USDA and Kansas Department of Education have provided free meals for students through…

Half of all adults in the United States are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus as of Tuesday, marking another milestone in the country’s pandemic recovery. All told, nearly 159 million people in the U.S.…