LAHARPE — Saturday’s LaHarpe Days celebration promises a crammed schedule of activities catering to folks of all ages. The annual mid-summer festival kicks off bright and early with a 7 a.m. color run. Runners will…

Iola Elementary School students enjoyed a sunny but windy day for its annual spring carnival on Saturday. Students played games and won prizes, enjoyed train rides, met the Easter bunny and visited food truck vendors.

Halloween’s spooky spectacles will return with a number of local activities to delight both the young and the young at heart. The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce is setting up its annual Trunk Or Treat…

LAHARPE — September is steeped with activity at LaHarpe City Hall. LaHarpe Health and Wellness has organized a number of games and activities, including a Nerf Gun battle in the City Hall gymnasium from 10…

The Iola Library’s Library Littles program has reconvened in person with the ebb of COVID-19 cases. The free activities program for children is the third Thursday of every month at 2 p.m. Above, Finian, left,…

Caleb Decker, 3, and little sister, Liliana, 2, were among the youngsters taking part in Christmas activities Saturday at LaHarpe City Hall. In addition to writing letters to Santa and visiting with St. Nick himself,…

LAHARPE — Parents and youngsters hoping to find a Christmas activity or three are in luck. Courtney Frame, LaHarpe health and wellness coordinator, is hosting an afternoon with Santa from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday…

Come on in, the water’s… a bit chilly. That didn’t stop area youths from enjoying the Iola Municipal Pool Wednesday afternoon. Dozens of children dove into the deep end, slipped down the water slide and…

Children in USD 257 will be flying high this summer, as SAFE BASE brings back its summer program starting next week. Each of the four weeks features a unique theme, with educational events throughout the…

A pair of local Independence Day celebrations are being truncated because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers of Humboldt’s annual Independence Day, traditionally held on July 3, said Friday’s celebration will have fireworks, but none of…