Severe weather in the region early Monday morning resulted in a tornado warning for parts of Allen County — but no tornado sirens for area residents. Allen County Emergency Management Director Jason Trego told the…

The SAFE BASE summer program kicked off Monday, welcoming students for another season of learning, recreation and adventure.  The free program, available to all K-8th grade students who live within USD 257, provides a chance…

Incumbent Jerry Daniels is the sole candidate to keep his seat on the Allen County Commission. Monday’s deadline passed with nobody else filing to vie for Daniels’s position. Daniels, of Humboldt, represents the southern portions…

Around 60 area residents ran, walked and biked in support of mental health Saturday morning, participating in a fun run to benefit Zero Reasons Why Allen County. Organized by Deputy Patrick Cash of the Allen…

Who knew learning about safety could be so much fun? The Allen County Multi-Agency Team is once again coordinating an assortment of activities for Family Safety Night Thursday evening on the courthouse square. Several emergency…

Interested buyers will have an opportunity to purchase tax-foreclosed properties next month when the county conducts its tax sale on June 25. According to Allen County Treasurer Darolyn Maley, the sale will begin at 9…

Iola’s Ward Chapel AME Church, which closed its doors for good last summer, has been sold. Ben Jett, an over-the-road truck driver, purchased the facility, and plans to use it as his residence Jett has…

After years of operating out of a small single-room office tucked into the back of the Recovery House at 16 N. Buckeye St. in Iola, the non-profit has relocated to 919 N. State St. Keithly…

Jerry Daniels, a Republican, is thus far the only candidate to file in advance of Monday’s noon filing deadline.  Of local note, the filing deadline also applies to anyone seeking one of three seats up…

On a night when Bobby Witt Jr. became the third Kansas City Royals player ever to receive the prestigious Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, former Iola educator Jack Stanley received an even bigger surprise. Stanley and…