Iola’s Adopt A Child campaign, one of the community’s largest charitable endeavors to assist needy families with Christmas gifts, will assist more than 200 children in 2025. Through Adopt A Child, donors purchase a couple…

For Taylor West, the path to becoming Iola Baptist Church’s youth pastor has been a winding one — stretching from small-town Colorado to rural Iowa classrooms, summer camps, and now, southeast Kansas. West, 32, officially…

Roughly 120 youngsters of all ages have been learning the fundamentals of various sports and activities this week at Iola’s First Baptist Church Summer Sports Camp . Instructors taught the basics of soccer, basketball, arts…

“The church is not for the righteous — it’s for the sick,” Russell Steel remarked. “We’re all sick because we’re all sinners.” Steel, the new pastor of Iola’s First Baptist Church, hopes to bring a…

Sign-up for Iola’s annual Adopt-A-Child program is from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, at Iola’s First Baptist Church, 801 N. Cottonwood St. Parents, legal guardians and foster parents throughout Allen County are welcome…

Real Encounter, a Christian outreach ministry, thrilled a full house Wednesday evening in Iola High School’s gymnasium.  The group uses extreme sports and motorcycle stunts to connect with audiences while sharing their evangelistic message.  Based…

Two weeks of teamwork will culminate Sunday with the grand reveal of the First Baptist Church sanctuary, which is one of several improvements underway at the church this month. Pastor Travis Boyt and a team…

Parents who wish to enroll their children in the Adopt-A-Child program can do so from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Iola’s First Baptist Church, 801 N. Cottonwood St. The program is open to any…

Iola’s First Baptist Church is once again sponsoring Adopt-A-Child, a charitable endeavor that provides Christmas gifts for area youngsters in need. The program is open to any child in Allen County, except for Humboldt, which…

More than 90 area youngsters have been participating in a sports camp this week at Iola’s First Baptist Church. The event runs through Friday, with sports, games and activities mixed in with Bible lessons. Among…