A pair of social service agencies will remain open, but with some changes, in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Humanity House, an organization that serves low-income families from Iola and Allen County, will no…

Iola City Council members will look at some, but not all, of the proposals proffered by Humanity House on how to change how the city charges customers for past-due utility bills. Council members were mixed…

Humanity House, an organization that assists financially struggling families in Allen County, is appealing to the Iola City Council to change its utility payment policies for past-due bills. Representatives will be on hand at Monday’s…

If we got all of the people in Iola together in a big circle and had half of them take one step backward, those stepping backward would still not represent the number of folks in…

Preparations have hit high gear for Santa’s Toy Shop to return to Iola. The Humanity House-sponsored event offers a free toy to every boy and girl who shows up to meet Santa. An average of…

Iola Middle School eighth-graders contributed 197 food items this month to donate to the Iola Community Pantry. This is the second straight year students collected food under the direction of science instructor Karl Sherman. With…

As an organization that exists solely to help others, Humanity House received a nice little assist Saturday morning. The non-profit organization raked in more than $1,100 worth of groceries as part of the second annual…

Every once in awhile we at Humanity House set aside the time to list all that we’ve accomplished, with your help, since our beginning. At this time of year it’s important an exercise, if only…

Every time of year is a great time of year to volunteer. Volunteering is a way to change your world on a daily or weekly basis. For some, volunteering is as natural as breathing. They…

The Iola square is on track to look like a Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree if more people don’t sign up to adopt a tree. “Last year we had 60 or more trees decorated. The downtown…