Let’s talk pastures. According to Dale Strickler, agronomist at Green Cover Seed, “the standard level of pasture management, I hate to be insulting, but it’s miserable. … We just simply do not manage pastures here.”…

Children in USD 257 will be flying high this summer, as SAFE BASE brings back its summer program starting next week. Each of the four weeks features a unique theme, with educational events throughout the…

Dodging potholes may soon be eliminated as a spring sport. Allen County public works director Mitch Garner updated commissioners Tuesday on new patchwork technology. Garner was in Salina on Monday for a demonstration on pothole…

There’s no such thing as a free meal, USD 257 board members are learning. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the USDA and Kansas Department of Education have provided free meals for students through…

“Who doesn’t love their pets and love to spoil ‘em?” It’s in that spirit Humboldt native Janelle (Sigler) Aikins was inspired to start Alpha Dog Supply, her new business just off the southeast corner of…

Marian Wilson, who died in September at the age of 91, is leaving nearly $1 million in gifts to the community. Beneficiaries include her late husband’s church, First Christian Church, and the Church of the…

The constant rainy weather in recent weeks has put a damper on even the mightest of spirits.  That includes a tree in the 600 block of East Madison.  The tree fell over in soggy soil,…

Crowd sizes at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center will expand starting July 1, and should be back to normal by September. Face masks, however, will still be required.  USD 257 board members agreed to a…

Roger Carswell, executive director of the Iola Public Library, will soon have a new room at the library named in his honor. Iola City Council members approved a request Monday by the Library Board to…

The Osage Township trustees raised around $3,000 to fund the renovation of the entryway to Mildred’s Fairview Cemetery. The group succeeded in their goal of finishing the work before Memorial Day.