CHANUTE — Iola High School’s forensics team members put the finishing touches on another stellar season Saturday. Iola tied for the team sweeps title at the Chanute Speech and Drama Championships, buoyed by first-place finishes…

Organizers have scrapped plans for a weekend barbecue cookoff in Iola. Iola High School’s Doug Kerr, coach of the IHS Underhogs, said two teams planning to compete pulled out of the competition, putting the number…

Throngs of residents converged on Humboldt’s city square Saturday to watch as Humboldt High School hosted its Grand March in advance of the evening’s junior-senior prom. To see additional photos from Saturday’s festivities, click here.

Child abuse often isn’t easily detectable.  Which doesn’t make it any less damaging.  In recognition of April as Child Abuse Awareness Month in Allen County, representatives from Hope Unlimited and Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) visited…

A church is known by its people.   That’s a relief to Pastor Tony Godfrey.   Because if its identity depends on its building, then Harvest Baptist Church might have an identity complex, it’s been…

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…