Iola will no longer spray for mosquitoes. City Council members voted, 6-0, Monday to discontinue the spraying, continuing an on-again, off-again debate on the cost vs. effectiveness of mosquito control. The Council heard from residents…

What looks at first glance like a simple storage container soon will be anything but, Iola High School Principal Scott Carson said Monday. Carson told Iola City Council members the high school is converting the…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt City Council approved the city’s 2027 budget Monday evening, leaving the city’s 93.954 mill levy unchanged. Humboldt’s 2027 budget authority will increase to $2.8 million, up from around $2.4 million in 2026.…

When it comes to music, there are few instruments as powerful, and as flexible, as the human voice. And much as a music aficionado will go to great lengths to keep their Stradivarius or Gibson…

Veterans outreach was the name of the game for a pair of events over the weekend. On Saturday, the Allen County Sheriff’s Department, working in conjunction with the local SAVES (Suicide Awareness Veterans Engagement and…

Iola High School cheerleader Blayke Patterson and preschooler Brynlee Ellis take a breather after their performance Friday evening during halftime of the Mustangs’ game against Burlington. An estimated 120 elementary students participated in the cheer…

No one went hungry at Saturday’s Elsmore Day celebration. Throngs took advantage of the ham and beans that simmered all day, courtesy of volunteers with the Elsmore Ruritan Club. Other events included a parade and…

LE ROY — Matt Thomsen is entering his 31st and final year in education with a renewed outlook on life. Colors are brighter. Food tastes sweeter. Songs sound more vivid. Trivial problems that may have…

LE ROY — Southern Coffey County school officials will celebrate the grand opening of the district’s new Career and Technical Education building with a Sept. 21 ribbon-cutting. The building, which houses state-of-the-art classrooms for both…

Iolans can once again boast of having the best tasting water in the state — and having the most knowledgeable water plant employees. The city’s water plant operators Brandon Thomas, Joseph Froggatte and Alec Sager…