Kroger Co. hiked prices on milk and eggs more than needed to account for inflation, the company’s top pricing executive testified during a court hearing on the U.S. government’s bid to block the grocery chain’s…

The new owners of Iola’s B&B Sterling Six Cinema have known each other a long time. Rob Mayer and Tom Struthers with RT Entertainment Inc., got their start working together at a movie theater in…

GAS — Sales of produce have proven popular after a recent remodel at Dollar General, 222 W. First St., in Gas.  The store completed the remodel over a couple weeks in July. Since then, about…

No one feels the pulse of downtown Iola like Kelly Sigg.  How the retailers are faring. What sales and promotions they’re trying. What people want.  “It’s in my blood,” the 64-year-old said Wednesday.   So,…

A group of  local supporters and Iola Area Chamber of Commerce representatives gather around Wild Bloom Coffee Shop owners Gabe and Myra Gleason as they cut a ribbon to celebrate the grand opening of their…

Four Allen County businesses received Backing Small Businesses grants up to $10,000 each.  They were among seven small businesses in Kansas and 500 across the country to receive the grants, which were administered by American…

“Massive” is an appropriate word to describe the new PrairieLand Partners’ facility at the northwest corner of U.S. 169 and Oregon Road. As construction continues on the 25-acre site, the vision of the new store…

Iola residents outlined a long wish-list at a community conversation Tuesday evening. The event was sponsored by Thrive Allen County, which visits each town in the county over a course of several months to gauge…

The Paris Olympics involve about 10,500 athletes from 200 countries or regions. But the Olympics are more than just fun and games. They are a giant business that generates billions of dollars in income for…

HUMBOLDT — On April 10, 2015, brothers Tony and Josh Works set a goal. A year from that date, they wanted to sit on the patio at the future Union Works Brewing Co. and enjoy…