MORAN — Marmaton Valley Elementary School library’s benefited from a recent gift of $2,000 from the Iola Rotary Club. The funds will support a book vending machine installed in August. Rotary President Sharon Moreland and…

Russell Stover’s Iola plant manager, Andy Darley, provided Iola Rotary members with a bit of personal background and an overview of the Iola facility Thursday afternoon. A native of northern England, Darley spent the vast…

Madelynn McDermeit of Gas earned multiple awards Saturday for her work in support of the Rotary Medical Supply Network. McDermeit was recognized during a ceremony hosted by the Cofachique Chapter of the Daughters of the…

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,…

On an Earth Day like no other before it, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the air was cleaner than in decades and animals had begun to reclaim the streets in many urban areas across the…

Every child in Allen County from birth to age 5 can now start their very own library collection, courtesy of local groups and music legend Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will send a free,…

Iola city crews will assist, on an interim basis, a cardboard recycling effort spearheaded by local Rotarians. City Council members agreed Monday to a 90-day trial period, in which city crews will transport cardboard from…

Gregg Keen, a representative with Sawyer Products, spoke with Iola’s Rotary Club on Thursday about the latest breakthroughs in their water filter technology as well as the work Sawyer does promoting safe drinking water around…

They come to Iola not just to compete for the best barbecue but also for the camaraderie.  Their goal is to qualify for the American Royal Barbecue Contest in September.  But, to a large degree,…

Rotarian Bob McKenzie of Tulsa, Okla., entered his first bicycle race in 2011 to raise money in the fight against polio, Rotary International?s signature effort. A few years later, McKenzie organized his own team for…