A mystery seller is asking $200 million for an empty waterfront lot next door to the properties Jeff Bezos bought in South Florida. The roughly 1.84 acre lot is located at Indian Creek, a man-made…

A landmark church exemplifies the adage “use it or lose it.” The abandoned Trinity Methodist Church is coming up for sale. “It’s just not sustainable,” said the Rev. Dyton Owen, pastor of Iola’s United Methodist…

Mary Joseph holds a plate of chocolate-covered strawberries and Roger Fogleman a basketful of popcorn treats at the annual Valentine’s Day Chocolate Sale sponsored by The Friends of the Library. Proceeds benefit the Iola Public…

At its peak, Cara Thomas had a crew of 75 employees at Bolling’s Meatery and Eatery. But the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which shuttered the steakhouse portion of the business in early 2020,…

Iola Girl Scouts set up shop over the weekend at Iola’s First Presbyterian Church for their cookie sales. The Scouts will be at various locations in Iola over the next few weeks. The boxes, which…

HUMBOLDT — With Valentine’s Day in the rear-view mirror, warmer temps just ahead (we hope) and area schools now through their respective Homecoming festivities, high-schoolers have set their sights on prom. A prom dress sale…

TOPEKA — Acupuncturist Paul Finney leveraged inherited farmland to finance renovation of a small historic hotel in downtown Humboldt. Finney can be blunt about how that venture from 1998 to 2006 turned out: “The hotel…

The Kappa Alpha chapter of Phi Tau Omega Sorority business meeting was held Monday, with 18 members in attenance at Community National Bank. Rhodenia Rowe and Gwen Teft hosted the business meeting. The Trunks of…

One of the many duties as store manager at G&W Foods in Iola puts Daniel Gile on the road once a week. He’s the one responsible for delivering loads of groceries to customers who take…

The Iola American Legion building, 712 W. Patterson, is being sold. Who is purchasing the building, owned by Leslie J. Campbell Iola American Legion Post 15, and its future use, remains a mystery to most.…