LAHARPE — LaHarpe city employees are getting an earlier start to their workdays this month. City Council members, cognizant of the ongoing spell of hot, dry weather, are directing employees to report to work at…

For a number of years a right of passage for Humboldt High seniors has been reserved parking stalls just east of the fieldhouse. Also, they are permitted to cover each stall with original art, most…

Allen Community College’s Iola campus was abuzz with activities over the weekend as students moved into their respective housing complexes before Fall 2026 classes began Monday. Here, softball players Andi Nordt, from left, Kayl Knapp,…

Dante Powell arrived at Allen Community College this week, keen on getting a new Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) class up and going, perhaps as early as October. He’s starting with barely more than nothing. He…

For generations of Iola students, the stately trees on the high school’s front lawn lended to its distinction. After seven of those trees were removed last summer because they had become hollowed out, the district…

Though the expansive views of Lake Lehigh may have distracted from the guest speakers’ remarks, Wednesday’s official opening of the Lehigh Portland Visitor Center was a long-awaited success.  Multiple officials with the Kansas Department of…

Maintenance and construction needs continue to dominate the conversation when it comes to Allen Community College’s finances. Trustees were given reams of information Tuesday regarding Allen’s spending plan for the 2026-27 fiscal year. Included in…

The Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department is partnering with the Environmental Protection Agency to provide health education and case management related to an ongoing lead remediation project in Iola. The project occurs as the EPA…

Throngs turned out Wednesday for the ribbon-cutting to mark the opening of Allen County’s Lehigh Portland State Park Visitor Center. On hand for the event were Kansas Department of Wildlife and parks Director Conner O’Flannagan,…

Allen County’s experiment with a new recycling program is just getting started, but questions about its cost, scope and long-term direction surfaced during county commissioner’s Tuesday morning meeting. The county began its recycling program this…