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A group of Family and Consumer Science students from Crest High School got a first-hand look at careers in early childhood education Tuesday. Switching up the usual idea of a field trip – long hours…

Tuesday marked the second evening meeting for the Allen County Commission. The meeting was short a commissioner with the absence of David Lee and the crowd was considerably smaller than the previous evening meeting. Dimity…

Iola’s batmobile is back. Ryan Maddox has the 1959 Chrysler Saratoga looking awfully pretty for Iola High School’s Grand March before prom this Saturday.  IHS seniors Lucas Maier and Reese Curry have the honor of…

While Allen County’s Planning and Zoning Board is closing in on finalizing regulations for a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS), the potential project itself is on hold. The company behind the proposal, Mission Clean…

Rookie’s in Iola has been abuzz with activity this week as Iola Preschool classes learned the basics of making pizza. The students were given carte blanche to create their own pizzas (as long as the…

The Rotary Club of Iola is sounding the alarm over a concerning drop in participation in one of its service projects — Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a program that once saw strong local support but…

Throngs of Iola youth filled Riverside Park’s recreation building Saturday morning for the City of Iola’s annual Easter candy hunt, as shown above. With soggy weekend conditions leaving over 3.5 inches of rain, the event…

FREDONIA — Wilson County is one step closer to housing what would be — at least for now — the largest solar farm in the state. The Wilson County Commission approved earlier this month a…

Mother-daughter duo Beverly Franklin and Jackie McIntyre are back at it again. Their minds are jumping with floor plans, light fixtures, paint swatches. As their newest project, a single-story duplex unit just south of G&W…

The future messaging of the Democrat Party and following through on calls to action were the main topics at Thursday evening’s meeting of the Allen County Blue Dot Club. Sponsored by the Allen County Democrats,…