The U.S. 54 Highway rebuild is back on the table. Having been awarded $4,236,812, the City of Iola received the largest grant in the state this week through the Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program. The program…

They’re still talking about it. Back in 2013, SAFE BASE took 68 kids and an assortment of adults on an awe-inspiring trip to Colorado, offering hiking and whitewater rafting. They knew it was a once-in-a-lifetime…

Lisa Wicoff of Allen Community College wants permission to use Riverside Park for a pilot CDL training program. Wicoff, Dean of Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Industry at ACC, addressed Iola City Council members…

Advance voting is underway at the Allen County Courthouse. A drop box can be found in front of the west entrance for those who have received a mail-in ballot. To request a mail-in ballot, visit…

One minute can go by pretty quickly, especially when the pressure is on. Allen Community College students had just one minute to pitch a business idea Tuesday afternoon during the annual Allen Elevator Challenge. This…

The best stories always start, “Once upon a time…” This weekend’s Farm City Days carries that theme into a festival packed with magic and adventure.  The fun begins Friday evening with a community dinner from…

Suzy Wilks remembers plopping her two oldest sons, J.D. and Ron, on a blanket in the shade of a tree while she went off to plow a field.   “They were always in my sight,”…

Don Nichols credits everything that he has done and achieved to his upbringing in Iola. And he’s achieved a lot. “I’ve been blessed, and the blessing was being raised in Iola,” he said. Nichols has…

When the time came for Mike Geffert to pick his future career path, he hesitated for only a moment. Did he want to continue a farming tradition that began when his grandparents settled in Allen…

“Through the devastation, it was really inspiring to see how many people came together to give donations and help,” said Maggie Barnett of LaHarpe.  Barnett was one of a group of seven who recently returned…