The Rev. Phyllis Stutzman, pastor at Emporia’s Presbyterian Church, will address the Allen County Democratic Party at 6 p.m. Thursday at the John Silas Bass North Community Building, 505 N. Buckeye, in Iola. Stutzman’s topic…

You’ll never have a better reason to sort through your attic or garage than now. Organizers with the “American Pickers,” a History Channel series that explores the world of antiquing, will come this way in…

Kyser Nemecek, a 17-year-old junior at Iola High School, told Kiwanis Club members Tuesday about his 4-H livestock judging team’s successes at state and national contests in recent months and its plan to visit Scotland,…

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…

The week of April 22 the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) expects to start a mudjacking project that includes various locations in Allen, Bourbon, Coffey, Franklin, Greenwood, Labette, Miami, Neosho, Osage and Wilson counties. Mudjacking…

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…

Theft On April 8, items were stolen from a vehicle in the 200 block of South Oak Street. Accident On April 6, a U-Haul driven by Monte Patton backed through a yard in the 200…

Pastor Chase Riebel’s message Sunday at Colony Christian Church was “Caught,” was from John 8:1-11. There are several ways to get caught up in sin. We can be deceived into going against God’s word, we…

Pastor Steve Traw’s sermon at Carlyle Presbyterian Church, “What’s in a Name?” comes from the scripture Exodus 3:11-15. God told Moses, a shepherd, he would bring the Jews out of exile in Egypt. He promised…

Self-regulation is defined as the ability to manage thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. These skills develop in young children as they interact with their family, caregivers, and environments.  Children who are able to keep themselves calm…