With the start of construction just days away, Allen Community College is hitting the pause button on what would be a $10 million career and technical education facility. The decision came at the end of Wednesday’s…

Allen Community College is tapping into a pair of activities that have exploded in popularity in recent years —  trapshooting and esports. Trustees approved Monday a request to advertise for a trapshooting coach. The goal…

Three of Iola High School’s standouts in theatrical arts are taking their talents to Allen Community College. Iola seniors Max Andersen, Donovan Nee and Maya Shaughnessy signed letters of intent Wednesday to attend ACC on…

Fundraising is vital to the operation of community nonprofits, says Elaina Stiffler, executive director of Your Community Foundation. Especially now, when the future of federal grants grows more uncertain each day.  While a funding freeze…

Twenty-seven Iola middle and high school band students will give the performance of a lifetime Saturday as the guests of the federal government to perform in front of the World War II Memorial in Washington,…

Allen County commissioners will take a cue as to how interested the public is in their affairs by the turnout to their first scheduled evening meeting on Tuesday, March 25.  The meeting begins at 6…

The upcoming Iola Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner promises to be the largest, and mousiest, in its recent history. The April 3 dinner recognizes Chamber members for their work to keep the local economy…

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article referenced the Southwind Extension District instead of the Allen County 4-H Council as the partner in the digital sign project. We regret the error. Iola City Council…

Getting their dream off the ground — to convert about 300 acres of land just north of Iola as an outdoor recreation and event center — will be an arduous task, sisters Cassandra and Karlea…

Iola has an official flag. Councilman Max Grundy helped design the flag, which incorporates blue and white stripes emanating from a clock face, styled in the manner of Iola’s distinctive courthouse clock. The time shown…