HUMBOLDT — With their backs against the wall, Humboldt Council members voted Monday evening to pursue costly renovations to their wastewater treatment plant.   “We’ve kicked the can down the road for 10 years. I…

Allen students can now earn a four-year degree without ever leaving campus. The major development is thanks to a new partnership signed Tuesday between Allen Community College and Newman University, a small private Catholic university…

The worst is yet to come, Mandy Moyer, director of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, told USD 257 board of education members Monday evening.  That’s because a reduction in funding by Allen County commissioners won’t…

A projected decline in student enrollment, changes in state funding and declining state assistance for the local school district’s bond payments are contributing to a proposed increase in USD 257’s overall mill rate for the…

A faith-based group home for men is in the works in Iola. City Council members approved a request from Angela Johnson, director of the Pregnancy and Family Center, to convert the annex of the defunct…

If all goes according to plan, and Mother Nature cooperates, crews could be ready to reopen the north half of U.S. 54 through downtown Iola within the next few weeks. Iola Assistant City Administrator Corey…

Supporters of Iola Elementary School’s PTO braved the heat Monday for the group’s first-ever Chalk the Walk, an event designed to help welcome back students and staff with positive messages on the school’s sidewalks. Classes…

Gates Corporation had more than a picnic and games Saturday in Riverside Park. The event recognized the company’s 50th anniversary as an industrial anchor in Iola. Having the park’s Community Building as their central hub,…

SAVONBURG — A 4-year-old child died Thursday evening from a reported electrical shock, while playing near an electric clothes dryer.  The Allen County Sheriff’s Department said the child had been playing in a residence in…

Iola’s Lehigh Portland State Park is one of 28 such parks in Kansas. But in terms of its setting, Lehigh Portland is one of a kind, says Mark Nepote, the park’s manager. “I can’t think…