The start of 2021 has brought changes for the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce including the transition of leadership on the board of directors.  As the new interim director, I’m excited for the opportunity to…

Lindsay Myers had worked at the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce for only a few months before she was thrown into the job of interim director. Myers joined the Chamber in late August as an…

How does the Manhattan area compare to other regions around the country when it comes to attracting new businesses? Pretty well, but there are some problems worth talking about. That’s the upshot from a presentation…

The Gingerbread Walk returns to Iola this year, courtesy of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce. This fun project encourages families or groups to create gingerbread houses or creations to be displayed in business windows…

You’ll be hard-pressed to find a bigger cheerleader for the Iola area than Mary Benningfield. A relative newcomer — she and her family moved to Iola about two years ago from her native Tulsa —…