Lonnie Mengarelli is no stranger to agriculture. Recently named the newest agent of K-State’s Southwind District, his focus will be on pasture management, leases, pond management, wildlife damage, forages, and small acreage management. Mengarelli simplifies…

Miss Chelsea’s Dance Academy presents its annual recital tonight and Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. It starts with a thrilling version of The Wizard of Oz.

In a world of constant change, where businesses often come and go with the tides of economic fortune, this family-owned establishment in Iola has stood the test of time. What started with Arthur and Martha…

Allen County Clerk Shannon Patterson has filed for election, and the race for District No. 3 commissioner is heating up as just days remain before a filing deadline. It’s Patterson’s first time running for election,…

Allen Community College trustees will continue discussion on the search for a new president at their next meeting Tuesday, June 11.  Bruce Moses resigned from the post after serving nearly two years, effective June 10.…

Iola school officials shared plans for a new reading program next year, after some staff and volunteers expressed dismay at the end of the Accelerated Reader program. Some aspects will stay the same, Jenna Higginbotham,…

Iola High School baseball and softball players filled the community building at Riverside Park Tuesday evening as a show of support for ballfield updates. City Council members discussed a proposed contract for services with Mammoth…

Lloyd Houk used his oratorial and pastoral skills to deliver a moving Memorial Day address Monday morning at Iola’s Highland Cemetery. “I have often been asked, ‘Why do we go to war?’ And the answer…

County commissioners met engineers halfway Tuesday morning by granting them more time to complete the landfill cell project. Jared Brooks, an engineer with Schwab Eaton of Manhattan, reported on the construction of a new cell…

Melvin Raphe, a World War I veteran whose parents are buried in LaHarpe, will be honored with a memorial service Sunday morning at the LaHarpe Cemetery. Family members from as far as Washington, Idaho and…