Tri-Valley Developmental Services, Inc. celebrated its 50th anniversary Thursday during an awards ceremony in Chanute. Several awards were presented to businesses, employees and other individuals dedicated to assisting those with intellectual or developmental disabilities build…

For the past four years, Iola High School Principal Scott Carson has watched this year’s senior class grow into leaders in and out of the classroom. “This is an exceptional class,” Carson said at Wednesday’s…

Allen County’s emergency communications team received national acclaim at the annual Navigator conference, held April 14–17 in Orlando, Fla., where they were honored with the Accredited Center of Excellence (ACE) designation for medical dispatch. Representing…

As a newly formed apprenticeship program at Allen Community College continues to take root, Kelly Baker can’t help but envision a viable tool to help employers find quality employees, and aid the students get the…

MORAN — A slow but steady population loss in rural Kansas has hit Moran as hard as anybody, Mayor Jerry Wallis noted Tuesday. It wasn’t that long ago that Moran boasted three filling stations, multiple…

Allen County Commissioners approved a 3% increase in funding for the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department (SEKMCHD) during its meeting Tuesday morning, following a presentation by department administrator Becky Johnson. Johnson submitted a budget request…

In an evening that swerved from hilarious to terrifying, Iola High School’s forensics showcase Monday evening was, if nothing else, emotionally riveting. Over the course of two hours, 14 of the team’s 16 state qualifiers…

 It’s taken nearly four years for organizers to raise more than $52,000 to go toward construction of a splash park in Iola. But much more is needed. Now, organizers are appealing to the Iola City…

Iola High School prom-goers didn’t let a few showers rain on anybody’s parade Saturday, as organizers moved the Grand March indoors.  View the full gallery and purchase photos on SmugMug.com

It’s a conversation Tom Strickler will always remember. “I was at the fair when Bill Mentzer came up and asked me, ‘Well, what are you going to do when you graduate?’” Strickler was a senior…