The Iola bandstand will feature jazzy tunes at 7 p.m. Sunday.Humboldt native Jud Hawley, along with Allen Community College music director Ted Clous, Seth Cuppy and Tyler Holloway, will play a variety of jazz numbers…

On the morning of the last day of school, Lexie Long was seated on the edge of the stage in the Creitz Recital Hall alongside one of her favorite teachers, Iola High School art instructor,…

One of the few Iola graduates venturing outside the usual orbit of Kansas colleges, Jo Lohman will attend Drake University, in Des Moines, this fall.“It will be a nice change in scenery, getting out of…

In a matter of minutes, Friday morning, focus for development of the older Allen County Hospital site shifted solely to a grocery store and housing.“We’re going to pull out,” Arlyn Briggs declared at a special…

MORAN — The frightening sound of screeching brakes and the imminent “boom” of a crash are all-too familiar to Kirk Dwyer, whose restaurant, Chancy’s Grill and Shake, is a stone’s throw from the intersection of…

Iolan Larry Wolken and I had a conversation the other day, with it touching on a subject Humboldt’s Ellery Robertson also mentioned this week.The stimulating topic? How years ago we shot rubber bands, often with…

Earlier this month Sen. Forrest Knox, R-Altoona, took issue with newspapers — both local and national — claiming they are hyper-critical of Gov. Sam Brownback in efforts to boost sales. This “Brownbackophia” is aimed to…

It’s second nature for Emma Piazza to be on stage and have hundreds of eyes blinking back at her. On Sunday she will give her last performance but this time the setting will be a…

A high school experience is elevated when a student has a special bond with a high school teacher.For Colton Heffern, Iola High School valedictorian, he quickly found a mentor in agriculture teacher Charles Kerr.“He always…

The Bowlus Fine Arts Center’s 50th anniversary has brought about the golden anniversary of other local events.The Iola Community Theatre’s 50th season, for example, will kick off later this year.And on Saturday, Iola High School’s…