Dozens of area Cub Scouts made their way Sunday to Allen Community College for the Iola Cub Scout Troop 55’s annual Pinewood Derby. Twenty wooden race cars were given intricate paint schemes and cut down…

Being an actor is fun. So is being a director. But doing both simultaneously can be a bit maddening, admits Judd Wiltse. “There’s nothing more enlightening and absolutely infuriating than to work with an actor…

Monday’s community forum about a new fieldhouse at Allen Community College was at times encouraging and at others, discouraging. First the positives. The turnout was amazing. A standing-room only crowd showed up, proving area citizens…

Spencer Ames doesn’t brag about his musical talents. “My mother always told me to be humble and kind,” the Allen Community College freshman said. “I don’t say much about my skills on the trombone. I…

Addressing the cost of higher education in Kansas is important. Those who graduate from college have better career prospects, but they shouldn’t be burdened by lifelong, crushing debt. That being said, a proposal in the…

Around 100 residents and community leaders attended a public forum at Allen Community College Monday night to discuss the new activities building being proposed at the college’s Iola campus. Prior to the meeting, college officials…

Allen Community College basketball and baseball were both in action over the weekend. ACC’s hoopers traveled to Cowley County, while the Allen sluggers were at Carl Albert State College in Oklahoma.  Here is how the…

When it came down to the wire, the Allen Community College Red Devils didn’t have the toughness needed to escape with a win over bottom-dweller Cloud County CC.  The T-Birds rested at the bottom of…

Two 20-point performances from Brandi Jordan and Ariel Walker lifted ACC over Cloud County CC for the first time since 1992.  The pair combined for 8 of 17 from beyond the arc as the Lady…

A community meeting to discuss a proposed activities center at Allen Community College is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday in the Sadler conference room on the Iola campus. College President John Masterson recommended that anyone…