Recycling efforts in Allen County are continuing, thanks to a dedicated group of advocates. A new recycle center will open to the north of Pete’s convenience store on East State Street. Thompson Poultry formerly occupied…

My Christmas wish would be to have Iola officials hop on board the recycling wagon to prevent our Allen County Landfill from filling up with recyclable materials. As a business that handles voluminous amounts of…

Today is a deadline many thought they would never come.  The recycling program managed by Iola Rotary Club for more than 25 years in one form or another is ending.  That means that tons of…

One thing is for sure, locals are going to miss Rotary’s recycling program if no one else takes the lead. On Thursday night, about 25 people gathered to discuss the program’s future, now that Rotary…

Iola Rotarians have successfully kept tons of recyclable materials out of the Allen County Landfill over the past 26 years. The effort — which started solely with paper, but eventually expanded to include cardboard, plastic,…

The fate of a 26-year recycling program overseen by the Iola Rotary Club is in doubt. Rotary President Alana Kinzle announced last week the recycling program has “exceeded our club’s capability” and will end in…

The shelves are stocked at the Iola Community Pantry thanks to Saturday’s “Grocery Grab,” sponsored by Iola Rotary Club and G&W Foods. The fundraiser netted the pantry more than $1,250 in primarily canned goods. Just…

It’s harder than it looks to clear off a grocery store shelf, Donna Kaehr admitted Saturday morning. Kaehr, working on behalf of the Iola Community Pantry, was the grand prize winner at Saturday’s fourth annual…

Liz Lammers of Quincy Recycle shared her years of recycling wisdom Wednesday with area citizens. Lammers was a guest of Iola’s Rotary Club. A group of about 20, including county commissioners, city council members and…

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran said he sees “merit” in an infrastructure bill Congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump are working on.  Moran, a Republican, said he could see the measure as a good way of…