Voters in Iola, LaHarpe and elsewhere throughout USD 257 will have decisions to make this fall. A number of candidates have filed in advance of Monday’s deadline, guaranteeing contested races for those two governing bodies.…

Miss Chelsea’s Dance Academy will present its 10th anniversary showcase Friday and Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, “This Is The Greatest Show.” Tickets for the 6:30 p.m. shows sell for $12 apiece and…

Walt Whitman, one of America’s greatest poets, spent plenty of time thinking about grass. He is best known for his poetry collection “Leaves of Grass.” In it, he contemplates the “hopeful green stuff,” comparing it…

Upcoming changes to graduation requirements, Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways, and the district’s Individual Plan of Study (IPS) curriculum were under the microscope at Tuesday’s meeting of the Iola USD 257 Board of Education. …

Iola is one step closer to getting a land bank in place. City Administrator Matt Rehder told City Council members Monday he plans on bringing a formal proposal to their June 9 meeting. A land…

The Iola City Council will decide at its June 9 meeting whether to allow extended fireworks sales, although prospects look iffy. Currently, fireworks sales are allowed in Iola from outside the current eight-day window, from…

Allen County Commissioners were given a heads up Tuesday morning on an upcoming recycling proposal. Steve Strickler, a longtime recycling volunteer, spoke with the commission on what he envisions as a joint effort between the…

A stretch of 400 Street in rural Allen County is closed to traffic indefinitely after torrential rains washed out a large swath of the road over the weekend, north of Pennsylvania Road.

Bill Shirley sprinkled vignettes about a number of World War II veterans along with other thoughts Monday as he spoke during a Memorial Day Service in Iola. Shirley, who served in the Army for 22…

FORT SCOTT — With the advancement of a controversial budget reconciliation bill by the House of Representatives this week, the Fort Scott National Historic Site continues to grapple with federal funding cuts that threaten its…