Colony Day featured a parade, a cornhole tournament, kids tractor pull, homemade pie contest, homemade salsa competition, vendors, and musical entertainment by the band Prairie Fire on Saturday.

Though they should have declared last Monday a holiday, the staff at Thrive Allen County was too busy to celebrate.  At least there was a bottle of bubbly. After a tense two months, the staff…

LAHARPE — Even with more opportunities for Career and Technical Education programs across the area, the Regional Rural Technology Center in LaHarpe is holding its own. Enrollment in most programs is similar to previous years,…

Work at Allen County landfill’s new cell is coming down to the wire. Commissioners Tuesday approved an additional 60-day extension to Halcomb Construction of Nevada, Mo., the general contractor for the project, along with an…

MANHATTAN — Southwind Extension District 4-H members were named state champions at the Kansas Livestock Sweepstakes competition Aug. 17-18 at Kansas State University. The youths came out on top of each of the four contests…

Work is progressing at a house being remodeled by the construction trades class at the Regional Rural Technology Center.  Because students are limited by time and skills, much of the work over the past summer…

GAS — Even when pressed, the townsfolk of Gas found little to complain about nor was their wishlist long.  They are there because they like small-town, countryesque living where the amenities of a larger city…

Allen County commissioners will send a proposal for a half-cent sales tax increase to Allen County voters this November, approving the measure at their meeting Tuesday. Revenue from the sales tax would be used to…

Just south of the square, the block of Iola’s South Street stretching from Madison Avenue to Broadway Street has attracted the Iola city council’s attention. The two-way street’s narrow lanes make for some tight turns…

The fate of the residence at 710 North St. will depend on a public hearing scheduled for Monday, Oct. 15 after Iola council members unanimously approved a motion to give its owners or other interested…