HUMBOLDT — Humboldt council members Monday night approved improvements to Hunter Park in the southwest part of town to make it more friendly to recreational vehicles. B&W Trailer Hitches will provide up to $49,000 to…

Plans to develop a fine arts- and literacy-focused preschool in Iola were unveiled Monday night before the USD 257 school board. The possible Iola Arts and Literacy Preschool Project, a collaboration between USD 257, the…

A key to good nutrition is eating in moderation, Kathy McEwan said Monday afternoon at Iola Public Library.  “There are no good or bad foods,” McEwan, K-State extension agent  for family and consumer sciences, observed,…

Upkeep of Iola’s city streets will be an expensive proposition this year. The city can expect to spend $290,000 or more for chip-sealing the northwest quadrant of the city this summer, well more than the…

A discussion about health insurance policies for Iola city employees took a heated turn Monday when a city council member accused the city’s human resources manager of altering the policy without authorization. At issue is…

Allen County Attorney Wade Bowie will decide what charges will be filed against five Humboldt juveniles, ages 16 and 17, who allegedly vandalized property owned by Paul Johnson north of Humboldt. According to Allen County…

Mae Susong, 104, of Fort Scott died Friday morning, March 9, 2012, at Medicalodge in Fort Scott.   She was a member of Iola’s Baptist Temple. The Revs. A.F. Collins and Roger Collins will conduct…

U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in February, which made it three months in a row of healthy hikes. The jobless rate stayed way too high at 8.3 percent because streams of people headed back into…

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — Not much went Allen Community College Red Devils’ way on Saturday in the Midwest JUCO Classic at Broken Arrow, Okla. Rain and wet field conditions washed out the second day of…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Allen Community College’s Red Devils racked up their fifth straight win to open Jayhawk Eastern Division baseball play. The Red Devils used a 17-hit attack to beat host Kansas City, Kan.,…