“I’m growing worms,” Shawn Geffert chuckled as he thumbed through the soil on his acreage just north of Humboldt. The 42-year-old farmer has been awarded this year’s Kansas Bankers Association Soil Conservation Award. Looking at…

The phone hasn’t stopped ringing, even though Friday’s show at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center was sold out weeks ago. “I think I got six calls yesterday,” Mandy Moyer, Bowlus director, said Tuesday morning. “Tickets…

Rumor on campus said it’d been around 40 years since the last homecoming dance at Allen Community College. No one really knew when, exactly. Just that it’d fallen by the wayside, a distant memory of…

The opening of a new hardware store in Iola is just around the corner. According to Chris Socha, general manager of Waters Hardware stores, plans to open a new store in the shopping plaza on…

The first two weeks of Lyvier Leffler’s term as president of Allen Community College has been a whirlwind of introductions with faculty, staff and students. On Thursday evening, it was the community’s turn. A “meet…

Matt Troyer believes in second chances. Through hard work and determination, the 32-year-old from Burlington was granted one himself. “Less than two years ago I was sitting inside of a prison cell in Lansing Correctional…

Angie Rourk has a vision for a home decor store. It’s a blend of old and new, with a mixture of styles from contemporary to classic.  “That’s what most homes are,” Rourk said. “Everybody has…

As a child, Mandy Moyer experienced the joy and awe of attending shows at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. “I remember coming here to watch ‘A Christmas Carol’ and ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ I remember…

Discussion of tap fees for electric, gas, and water utilities took center stage at Iola City Council’s Monday meeting. Utility tap fees are charges for connecting an electric, gas or water line to a property.…

Construction crews dig in for an access road along with a new maintenance building at Allen Community College. Trustees gave approval to start work earlier this month. The project will build a maintenance facility for…