Former longtime Mayor Jack Hastings died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, at Allen County Regional Hospital. He was 90.Hastings served as mayor from 1965 to 1980 and was instrumental in seeing Iola secure a new library,…

KINCAID — On an overcast afternoon Wednesday four vehicles were parked on Commercial Street, the main thoroughfare here. The only noticeable outdoor activity was a U.S. flag fluttered atop its standard in front of the…

LAHARPE — A series of recent electrical outages — not all of which were storm-related — prompted a lengthy discussion about how LaHarpe is served by Westar, the state’s largest public utility company.LaHarpe City Council…

Don’t feed the plants, or at least at your own risk. The Iola Community Theatre will present the musical-comedy “Little Shop of Horrors,” on the Bowlus Fine Arts Center stage this weekend.Seymore, played by Brian Johnson,…

After losing the first game of the season to Santa Fe Trail, 35-0, Iola High’s Mustangs come home for not only their home opener, but also their homecoming game against Prairie View.Last week, Prairie View…

Allen Community College women’s soccer beat Garden City 2-1 Wednesday afternoon — but the spread could have been much wider.“Honestly, I think we played like we were on autopilot,” coach Jeremy McGinnis said. “We weren’t…

Ever since President Barack Obama took office, employers have been sitting on the edge of their seats expecting health care costs to go through the roof.So the news health insurance premiums rose only 3 percent…

GAS — City council members voted Tuesday evening to sell land to an unnamed developer who has proposed to build six upscale houses in the southwest part of town.Mayor Darrel Catron said he visited with…

College trustees are still weighing their options on selling the college farm. Though a decision has not been made to sell the farm, the Allen trustees are looking into what it would take if they…

Commissioner Dick Works apparently will decide whether Iola will continue to operate countywide ambulance service.“I’m a little lukewarm” to a proposal that would have the county provide $1 million annually in a new five-year contract…