National Poetry Month activities continue this evening as Del Shields, known as the Singing Cowboy Poet, performs in the Bowlus Fine Art Center Recital Hall. Writing traditional ballads of the Old West and the cowboy…

A Women’s Health Fair is Saturday, April 27 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, 2051 N. State St.  The health center is using the event to raise…

HUMBOLDT — An open house celebrating the new quarters for the Humboldt Food Pantry, 908 Central, is from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 18. The pantry is managed by the Humboldt Ministerial Alliance. Refreshments…

Theodore Canoe Smart Theodore Canoe Smart, son of Candace Gatson Smart and Nathan Smart of St. Charles, Mo., was born March 18, 2024, in St. Louis, Mo. He weighed 9 lbs., and was 21.5 inches…

TOPEKA — Hannah Andersen of Iola was named to the President’s List for the fall semester at Washburn University. Dean’s List honorees include Jacob Andersen and Maggie Creitz, both of Iola, and Ashlyn Bartlett of…

The third Alpha-Gal Syndrome cooking class designed to help address the effect of tick bites is at noon, Sunday, Jan. 14 at 2401 N. State St. in Iola. Debbie Goff, RN, is the presenter. The…

The Osage Mission-Neosho Co. Museum received $3,000 in grant funding from Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area. The award will help fund the SEK Museum’s passport, a project that includes  18 Freedom’s Frontier Partners, including the…

You can learn how to distribute non-titled heirlooms without starting a family feud on Nov. 16. Across generations, objects have meaning and carry history. The experiences of each person and every family is different. The…

The Allen County Rural Volunteer Fire Department in Iola was one of 78 departments in Kansas that were awarded funding through the Kansas Firefighter Recruitment and Safety Grant (KSFRSG) Program administered by the Office of…

The Southwind Extension District Iola office will host an open house from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14. The Extension office moved to the new location at 1006 N. State St.  in November…