Craig VanWey, the Kansas Department of Commerce’s manager for in-state business development, offered an overview of the department’s recent accomplishments and ongoing efforts at Iola Rotary Club’s meeting Thursday. A Parsons High graduate, VanWey joined…

Telling the story always starts the same: “You might think this is odd and maybe a bit creepy, but…” It ends with tears, laughter and a sense of awe that one person could impact the…

Here are some of the stories about The Traveling Tom Exhibit, honoring the life of the late Tom Brigham: Tom had a very special relationship with Luka Kapkai, a native of Eldoret, Kenya, who teaches…

A school-based health clinic officially opens on Jan. 16 at Iola Elementary School. The Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas is providing the service.  Students and faculty can access the clinic for a variety of…

Jacob Cooper didn’t let his nerves get the best of him Saturday.   Working on behalf of his sister, Cassie, Cooper loaded more than $800 worth of groceries through the Iola Rotary Club’s fifth annual…

Eli Adams, a senior at Iola High School, felt overwhelmed as he flew into Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 15.  He worried his three years of high school Spanish classes wouldn’t be enough to prepare him…

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are estimated at 1 in 292,201,338. The chances of winning Saturday’s Iola Rotary Grocery Grab at G&W Foods are considerably higher. Six finalists have been announced for a…

A dozen Iola Rotarians were at Humboldt’s Monarch Cement Thursday for an up-close tour of the plant’s operations. During the tour, Monarch operations supervisor Dennis Osborn shows Monarch’s roller mill area. The group also visited…

A new recycling group asked the county for help transporting items to an outside facility. Commissioners said they wanted to think about the request for a week. Allen County Recycling Inc. recently applied for 501(c)3…

While most consider human trafficking an issue in far away lands, evidence suggests — and has for some time — that Kansans must be vigilant in fighting it as well, notes Jennifer Montgomery. Montgomery is…