Allen Community College trustees accepted the resignation of president Bruce Moses Friday afternoon. Moses is leaving to be president/superintendent of Palo Verde College in Blythe, Calif.  Trustees will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday to discuss…

Hayley Derryberry wants the City of Iola to take “the journey to normalcy” when it comes to breastfeeding.  The owner of the former Derryberry Breadery is imploring council members to examine city code that prohibits…

Allen County Regional Hospital has named an interim administrator after Jeremy Armstrong resigned effective May 18, a representative of Saint Luke’s Health System said.  Armstrong oversaw operations at the Iola hospital as well as the…

Brandon Cameron has filed for election to be the next Allen County attorney. If successful, he hopes to build on local efforts targeting mental health and substance misuse, and educate the community about his office’s…

Updates to ballfields at Riverside Park could be on the horizon if Iola council members give their approval at Tuesday’s meeting. On the table is a proposed contract for services from Mammoth Sports Construction of…

The Allen Community College Board of Trustees has called a special meeting at noon Friday, May 24, in the Ambler Board Room for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel.

Now that school is out for the summer, the library at Iola Elementary School was eerily quiet Wednesday morning when a young boy popped in. He was there to see about a dog.  Not just…

Lloyd Houk sums up his message for Memorial Day with three words — serving, honoring, and remembering. The 74-year-old Army veteran is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the American Legion Memorial Day service…

Laura Caillouet-Weiner remembers walking down the hall at Jefferson Elementary School as a student teacher in the spring of 1981. Then-Principal Richard Sears stopped her and asked, “What are you going to do next fall?”…

A new industrial park adjacent to Allen County Airport came “one step closer,” said Commissioner Jerry Daniels, with the county commission’s approval Tuesday of necessary accommodations for the sewer line connecting the complex to Iola’s…