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A large crowd braved frigid temperatures to pay their respects as a procession of emergency vehicles escorted the late David Ingle through downtown Iola this morning. Ingle, an Iola police officer, died earlier this week…

Local legislators agree it’s time to end the sales tax on food. But when it comes to expanding Medicaid, there’s no common ground.  Those differences spilled over Tuesday when local legislators gave Allen County commissioners…

A developer who has restored old businesses elsewhere in the state hopes to do the same for the old Iola Nursing Center facility. Rocky Meo of Meo Development Co. LLP, De Soto, has applied for…

Gary Hawk left the world much the same way he entered it: on a holiday, during a winter storm. In between, though, came a lifetime of art, invention and adventure that included two trips to…

HUMBOLDT — James Carlson was eager for the Humboldt Fitness Center to open in 2019. As an employee at B&W Trailer Hitches, Carlson was looking forward to having an option just down the street.  Not…

Jobs alone don’t help a community grow. You need a diverse supply of affordable housing, too. An extensive housing report released this week shows a strong job market in Southeast Kansas, but growth is hampered…

Last summer, the Iola school district decided to try a new program they hoped would allow students to stay in school rather than quarantine every time a classmate had COVID-19. That “Test to Stay and…

When Steve French is sworn in as Iola mayor in January, he promises to do so without ego, but rather a desire to see the remaining City Council members meet his one request. “I will…

The Altis household in the 300 block of South Taylor Street in LaHarpe, above, is among the scores of homes lavishly decorated for the holiday season. Others channeling their inner Griswold are Iolans Bonnie Steward,…

Dr. Bruce Moses may be more than the next president of Allen Community College. He also just may be the school’s biggest cheerleader. “I just found Allen to be the perfect fit for me and…