LAHARPE — Sometimes the important lessons are the ones that aren’t covered in instruction books. As a 25-year Boy Scout leader in one capacity or another, Barney Divine has helped teach everything from the proper…

Plenty of fun could be found in the area over the Halloween holiday weekend, culminating with trick-or-treating on Monday evening. The Iola Elementary School offered its first all-school Halloween parade, and the Iola Public Library…

Crews from Viking Industrial Painting, Hesston, worked as a team Friday to paint the exterior of the Oak Street water tower in Iola. The aging tower had been in need of renovations for several years,…

Some spooky fun is in store for youngsters starting Saturday with a number of activities for area youngsters. The Iola Public Library will host a Haunted Library Tour from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Children…

It’s been four months since Allen County Regional Hospital changed the way it provides emergency room services, and members of a local physicians group that previously covered the ER are still adapting. The Family Physicians,…

At age 90, Merrill Hodgden’s schedule is somewhat flexible.   “I can meet with you Monday, but 3 to 5 are my office hours,” he said that morning.  When our 2 o’clock interview drifted past…

Two weeks of teamwork will culminate Sunday with the grand reveal of the First Baptist Church sanctuary, which is one of several improvements underway at the church this month. Pastor Travis Boyt and a team…

Metal shipping containers largely have been off limits in Iola for those wishing to use them as permanent storage facilities. That may change soon, with Iola City Council members considering a proposal to allow some…

The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce organized ribbon cuttings to celebrate the openings of two facilities recently renovated by Allen County for the Allen County Regional Hospital and the Saint Luke’s Health System. The Medical…

Unused prescription medication can be disposed of from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Iola Police Department. The Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center and Allen County Multi-Agency Team are co-sponsoring the local participation…