A discussion concerning community recycling options that began at the Jan. 22 Iola City Council meeting will continue Monday evening. At the January meeting, council members agreed that the best option was to “start small.”…

Local artist Max Grundy presented six options for a city flag during Monday evening’s Iola City Council meeting. Noting that he’s not originally from Iola, Grundy said  his inspiration for the artistic renderings came mostly…

Polls are open until 7 p.m. today for city and school board elections, as well as two bond issues. One, for $9.95 million, would renovate the Allen County Courthouse. Another, for voters of the Crest…

A number of local races will be decided Tuesday, most notably a countywide vote on whether to approve a $9.95 million renovation to the Allen County Courthouse. On top of the courthouse vote, Iolans will…

The Iola City Council will gather at City Hall at 5 p.m. Wednesday for a special meeting.  The bulk of the meeting will be held in executive, or closed session, to discuss contract negotiations.  Humboldt…

A flurry of filings in the runup to Thursday’s deadline means Allen Countians will have several decisions to make at the ballot box in November. Most notably, eight candidates added their names to the list…

Some more names have been added for your consideration when voters head to the polls to decide a litany of city and school board races this year. John Masterson, former longtime Allen Community College president,…

Applicants seeking to fill local city council or school board seats have until noon June 1 to file. The primary election is Aug.  1; the general election is Nov.  7. In Iola, Mayor Steve French…

Iola City Council members will discuss plans to increase the city’s economic development investment at their meeting Monday. When drafting Iola’s 2023 spending plan earlier this year,  Council members increased the budget authority to $50,000…

When Steve French is sworn in as Iola mayor in January, he promises to do so without ego, but rather a desire to see the remaining City Council members meet his one request. “I will…