The Prairie Dell 4-H Club met Monday, Nov. 6. Members brought non-perishable food items for the community pantry. For roll call, members said what they were thankful for.  Leader Terri Kretzmeier reviewed how members did…

The LaHarpe VFW Auxiliary donated military books to the Iola Elementary Library. From left are Auxiliary member Sylvia Christmas, librarian Daryl Sigg, librarian Tammy Prather and Auxiliary member Shirley Marten. 

Nine-year-old Matrim Olson decided to make his first hair cut in more than two years worth his while Friday.  Olson, a fourth-grader at Iola Elementary School, donated  more than 13 inches of growth in the…

William Matlock’s passion for woodworking has turned into quite a gift for Humboldt High School. Matlock, who is selling his home in Gas and moving to a smaller home near Buffalo, has no room for…

Sheriff Bryan J. Murphy and the Allen County Sheriff’s Office presented $1,000 to Thrive Allen County’s free bike share program. This contribution will help community members who rely on the bike share for their transportation…

A pair of local charities received a boost recently from the  Iola Masonic Lodge No. 38. The Iola lodge donated $400 to the Wings of Warriors Cancer Foundation, which provides assistance in the form of…

Iola’s old Emprise Bank drive-thru facility has a new owner. Emprise officials announced they have donated the building and surrounding property at 919 N. State St. to Your Community Foundation. Emprise closed the drive-thru location…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Farmers in the Lawrence area are being recruited to participate in a program that gathers unsellable produce and donates it to people in need. The Lawrence Journal-World reports  that the Lawrence-Douglas…

MORAN — EDP Renewables, parent company of the Prairie Queen Wind Farm north of Moran, recently donated $5,000 to the Moran PRIDE/Thrive group to support the Moran Food Distribution program. Kevin Cook, site operations manager…

Iola Kiwanis Club has donated $1,000 to the Iola Area Ministerial Association (IAMA) Food Pantry.  Here, the Rev. Tom Waters, from left, accepts the check from Roger Carswell, representing Kiwanis. Also on hand are two…