MORAN —  For the past three decades, Kirk Dwyer has made himself quite at home in Moran as owner/proprietor at Chancy’s Grill and Shake. And for whatever reason, Dwyer never thought much about work anniversaries.…

 Jo’s Men’s Grooming is moving to 9 W. Madison in Iola, the former home of the Shirt Shop. Tai Lee, owner of Jo’s Men’s Grooming, said she pulled into her business’s new home early Thursday…

When I was a child, Neodesha was the big city. My family and I lived in nearby, even smaller Altoona. The city of Neodesha — population 2,275 — boasted a grocery store, library and a…

After lengthy delays — too many, in David Lipe’s opinion — Sharky’s will open its doors Monday. “Ready or not, we’re opening,” Lipe said. Lipe’s initial plan was to open Sharky’s at 112 S. Washington…

Elizabeth Donnelly will earn a bit of Iola entrepreneurial history when she reports to work next week. Starting Monday, Donnelly, who’s owned The Shirt Shop for the past 22-plus years, is moving her business to…

New windows are going up at the Shannon Building at 20 W. Jackson Ave., which is the future home of the Derryberry Breadery. This section above the awning had been boarded up since at least…

Greg Shields, who has been cutting hair in Iola for half his life, is headed to Grove, Okla., at the end of the month. Shields, 44, will take over a shop there from a barber…

The timing may be a coincidence, with several Iola businesses opening (or reopening) within weeks of each other. But that activity also brings a palpable sense of enthusiasm, notes Jonathan Goering of Thrive Allen County.…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly prevailed in a whirlwind economic development competition Wednesday by landing a commitment from Panasonic Corp. to build the largest electric vehicle battery plant in the world at an industrial park…

Crews with H2 Painting of Fort Scott sprayed a disinfectant and cleaning solution on the outside of Gary McIntosh’s MDR Insurance building in the 200 block of South Street Friday morning. The cleaning is necessary…