An open house is planned for Tuesday at the Southeast Kansas Recovery House, 16 N. Buckeye St. The event begins at 8 a.m. with a coffee hour and ribbon cutting ceremony at 9, followed by…
Iola plays host to two members of the Kansas Supreme Court on Thursday and Friday. Chief Justice Marla Luckert and Justice Evelyn Wilson will be in town to visit with area students, meet with local…
GARNETT — Imagine the smell of baked bread, then beer. That’s the air at the East Kansas Agri-Energy ethanol plant, which Gov. Laura Kelly was in Garnett to tour on Wednesday. Flanked by representatives from…
The Allen County Historical Society and 33 other museums across Southeast Kansas are offering a chance to win money while learning about the region’s history. The SEK Museum Alliance is offering a special “passport” with…
The Fearless Fred trolley will take passengers on a 90-minute tour of the Iola area Satuday to check out Christmas light displays provided enough people purchase tickets. Organizers must have at least 18 tickets…
Cherie and Mark Reimer and their two boys, ages 11 and 12, drove from Newton to Iola Saturday morning to learn about wind farms. The family took part in a tour of the new Prairie…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says she felt incredibly overwhelmed after seeing the devastation left by an EF-4 tornado from a flight tour of the Tuesday storms path in eastern Kansas. The…
Local library personnel toured six area libraries last Tuesday as part of the Southeast Kansas Library System Bus Trip to Libraries. Roger Carswell, Kim Rutter, and Tammie Benham of SEKLS, and Leah Oswald and Lesa…
If theres enough interest, the Fearless Fred trolley will give a 90-minute tour of south Iola Saturday. The tour will take passengers to see the disc golf course, the Lehigh Portland trail complex and other…
The Prairie Dell 4-H Club met Monday at the Allen County Critical Response Center to tour the 911 center. Karen Kimbell explained how the 911 center reacts to an emergency call. Club members then had…