While volunteers will no longer go to businesses across the county to retrieve cardboard boxes, those interested in recycling can still take their recyclables to Iola, organizers said. Dan Davis, president of Iola Recycling, told…

Iolans Caiden Cloud and Dillon Slaven received a hearty thanks in the form of certificates from the Community Involvement Task Force-PRIDE Committee for their volunteer work around Iola’s courthouse square. Cloud and Slaven assisted CITF-PRIDE…

If there’s an upside to doing grueling manual labor in the sweltering heat Thursday, it’s that the four Southern Star employees volunteering their efforts did so on Thursday, and not next week, James Gentry said.…

In addition to the health and happiness advantages, volunteering gives people a sense of reason. The satisfying feeling of giving back and donating to society is unequalled. Giving back is also an excellent way to…

LaHarpe’s Thanksgiving Eve meal effort brought a small crowd to City Hall Wednesday, where guests were treated to turkey and noodles, potatoes and other goodies. The effort was spearheaded by LaHarpe Wellness Coordinator Courtney Frame…

In the beginning, Thrive’s annual banquet was intended to solely shine the spotlight on locals who make this corner of the world a better place to live. After 14 years, however, it’s become evident Thrive…

LAHARPE — That not a single person showed up to partake in arts and crafts projects Sunday hardly dissuaded Courtney Frame, health and wellness director for LaHarpe. “Sometimes events like these are hit or miss,”…

Longtime volunteer Donna Culver is always eager to help others. She’s even played a role in fighting crime.  Culver is a charter member of the Allen County Crime Stoppers, an organization that provides anonymous tips…

Cheryl Sparks gave herself plenty of time Thursday morning to take her mother-in-law, Wanda Sparks, age 86, to the county’s first public COVID-19 vaccination clinic. She pulled into the parking lot at 9:25 a.m. for…

Though the evening lacked the camaraderie and festivity of previous years, Thrive’s annual awards ceremony was no less significant. In fact, many of this year’s winners proved not even a global pandemic could keep them…