HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High School’s weekend of celebrating the school’s past will also help ensure a bright future for generations of students to come. The school’s biennial Old Grads Reunion over the weekend provided the…

Clyde Toland realized he had one more book in him. Toland has spent his life around the written word. An attorney for 48 years and avid historian, he’s also the author of the three-volume “Becoming…

It’s taken CJ and Laurel Welch a bit longer than expected to get their dream off the ground. And they’re fine with that. The Welches opened Day and Night Iola BBQ at 108 E. Jackson…

While there aren’t any local races up for grabs in the Nov. 3 general election, Allen Countians still have plenty to decide. On top of choosing Kansas’s next governor, senator, congressman and a host of…

A Moran man was injured Thursday when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a vehicle south of Iola. Allen County Sheriff Anthony Maness said Arlynn Briggs was southbound on State Street, near Bassett,…

A paper-bag lantern, a handmade s’mores bookmark and a star wheel were among the projects families could create during the annual Blue Plate Special Night Thursday evening at Iola Elementary School. This theme was “A…

Allen Community College’s gymnasium was “pinked out” Wednesday evening as the Red Devils volleyball squad took on the Fort Scott Greyhounds. It was a big match, as two high-energy teams faced off hungry for a…

Construction continues at the Cedarbrook Third Addition on Iola’s north edge, with Lakeview Investment Properties finishing up work on a fifth home. Blake Boone, who owns Lakeview Investment Properties with his mother, Jennifer Chester, said…

MORAN — A familiar refrain echoed through the Moran Senior Community Center Tuesday, as a dozen or so residents got together to talk about how to make a better community. Like too many other small…

Iola High School has a “Marvel”-ous homecoming week planned. The theme for the 2026 Fall Homecoming features a superhero slant, including several in the Marvel Comics universe — Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, etc. There…