Mustang spirit was on full display at Monday night’s USD 257 school board meeting. The board met at Iola High School’s new science center and cafeteria, where Principal Scott Carson showed off a new audio/visual…

MANHATTAN — Katelyn Meiwes, virtual high school teacher at Humboldt High School, is one of eight Kansas State University College of Education alumni from across Kansas awarded a $5,000 community service stipend from the college’s…

LaHarpe PRIDE, with help from Thrive Allen County and Nelson Quarries, welcomed students from Kansas State University and Allen Community College to help with the community’s fall cleanup. They removed brush, trash and construction material…

Humanity House offered a clothing swap on Saturday, allowing area residents to drop off unwanted fall clothes and coats, and pick up something new-to-them for no charge.

Tours of the Iola Elementary School will be available from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.  The district offered tours at an open house in August, but some community members were unable to attend and have…

When Austin Sigg’s life was hanging in the balance, he could think of only to call his wife, Emily.  “I needed to tell her I love her before I died,” he said.  And for reasons…

Derek Schmidt spelled out Thursday why voters should choose him over his opponent, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, in the upcoming Nov. 8 general election. Schmidt, an Independence native and the Republican nominee, spoke to a…

Auri McFadden-Knock, a fourth grader at Iola Elementary School, fell in love on Thursday. The object of her affection was Remy, an 8-month-old Labrador retriever brought to the school by the Allen County Animal Rescue…

Storyteller Priscilla Howe has some advice for young Iola Elementary School students. If you want to tell a story with a jump scare, slow down as you approach the key moment. Speak very… very… carefully…

Voters making their choices at the Nov. 8 general election will get a chance to meet a number of the candidates Tuesday in Iola. Allen County Farm Bureau is hosting a candidate forum at 6…