As the 2025 season of the Allen County Farmers Market approaches, the market faces several potential challenges, including concerns about long-term funding for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and changes in leadership.  Federal cuts have…

The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce hosted one of the largest annual awards night crowds in the organization’s history Thursday, with more than 270 Chamber businesses and other guests filling the Recreation Community Building at…

Former Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy was taken to the hospital early Friday morning for “non-emergent” injuries he suffered in a two-vehicle accident east of LaHarpe. Current Sheriff Anthony Maness said Murphy — who now…

Rep. Derek Schmidt acknowledged “there’s a lot of uncertainty and unpredictability” within the economic and political climate, both in Washington, D.C.,, and closer to home in Kansas. Schmidt, former Kansas senator and attorney general, was…

For the past 45 years, Iolan Glen Cunningham has worked as an engineering technician senior — a fancy way of saying a highway materials tester — for the Kansas Department of Transportation. Most of that…

TOPEKA — Five of the six southwest Kansas counties reporting measles cases have seen kindergarten vaccination rates drop, one showing a 24 percentage point dip over a four-year period. Vaccination rates are one focus of…

Iola High School will conclude its two-night run Thursday Friday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center with the Oscar Wilde classic, “The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy For Serious People.” Tickets sell…

As spring arrives, and the number of days remaining in the school year dwindles to the precious few, it gives students, teachers and others in the community a chance to appreciate the talents served up…

Rep. Fred Gardner said he “held my nose and voted” last Thursday for a state budget that he predicted is “unsustainable.”  If spending continues at its current pace, the state will be in the red…