Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I have always struggled with self-esteem. I don’t think most people I know are aware of this, as I fake it pretty well and it doesn’t intrude on…

Area businesses participated in “620 Day” Thursday morning during. The day is a local marketing effort to support businesses within the 620 area code. All participating businesses offer special deals throughout the day and will…

Sunday’s service was a struggle. Steve Traw was unable to be there, so no preacher.  The electricity was off, so no power. And Myrna Wildschuetz was gone so no piano player. We made do.  Harold…

The regular monthly meeting of the Prairie Rose 4-H Club was called to order by President Sophia Heim on June 9.  The cloverbuds led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance and the 4-H pledge.…

A robot clips weeds Monday morning in an 80-acre soybean field owned by Humboldt farmer Shawn Geffert. The beans were planted April 13.

Stephanie Herren, of LaHarpe, and her four children were the lucky winners of the CASA Family Swimming Basket at the recent Family Safety Night event. The basket includes a family pass to the Iola pool…

Ham radio operators with the Iola Amateur Radio Club will participate in a national amateur radio exercise beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at Riverside Park. The nationwide event is organized by the National…

Iola Fire Department crews were quick to respond to a fire Friday mid-morning at 1504 E. Carpenter St., Iola. A storage shed caught ablaze while residents were demolishing it. Kenneth Powell, deputy chief for Iola…

Dear Carolyn: Three months ago, our nephew married his girlfriend. They had planned to marry later, but she became pregnant, and they moved the date up. Our invitation came via email from the groom’s mother…

We all have the same amount of time in a day, it’s limited, and we can’t do everything. Are you like me, trying several things, buying all the planners and organizing tools for better time…