Utley’s Iola Auto Body recently celebrated 50 years of business in January. However, the auto shop’s story truly begins 62 years ago, when two LaHarpe High School kids met on a hayrack ride and fell…

NEW YORK (AP) — JetBlue Airways warned that it may end its bid to acquire low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines as soon as this weekend after a federal judge blocked the deal, sending Spirit shares sharply…

Living in a world where people easily check their phone for the time or with a glance at their high-tech wrist watch, there is something nostalgic about an old pendulum or manual wind clock. Modern…

Sometimes, things come full circle. Such is the case with Iola’s Southwind Cycle & Outdoor shop. The business got its start after a Lenexa-based bicycle shop, Velo+, opened a location on South Washington Avenue just…

In an impressive milestone, Burns & McDonnell, a global engineering and construction firm, celebrated the 125th anniversary of its founding and first project with a special luncheon in Iola on Dec. 13. The event brought…

When first meeting Alex Mitchell and Allison Henkle, you might assume they are sisters by how complementary their personalities are. You wouldn’t be too far off. The two have been close friends since 2010 when…

Sara Hutchison believes in seizing opportunities, especially when it comes to learning something new or meeting people. Those traits come in handy for Hutchinson, the county coordinator for Allen County Farm Bureau since July. “I’m…

Walk into Fillmore Coffeehouse & Plant Cafe, and you might feel as if you’ve stepped into a scene from a Victorian Christmas. Pine, cedar and holly hang around windows and doors, festooned with paper ornaments…

HUMBOLDT — “If someone is eating our food and we’re staring at you, don’t be weirded out,” said Vaneza Galoso about her Filipino heritage. “We’re just trying to see if you like it — it’s…

DETROIT (AP) — A six-week United Auto Workers strike at Ford cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7 billion in lost profits this year, the automaker said Thursday. Additional labor costs…