If Wednesday’s dress rehearsal is any indication, the Iola Community Theatre is prepared to deliver one of the finest productions in years.ICT’s staging of “Mary Poppins” benefits not only from a rich cast of actors,…

KINCAID — For more than a century, the streets of Kincaid have swelled with hundreds of visitors, to the point that the town of 200 is estimated to have crowds of 4,000.Organizers of the upcoming…

MORAN — The annual Moran Days festival will celebrate the “Harvest Moon” Saturday and Sunday with a number of games, activities and other local traditions.The events open bright and early Saturday, with a biscuits and…

In a meeting that lasted barely an hour, Allen County commissioners learned from Counselor Alan Weber the Allen County Community Foundation was being downsized.He said Susan Michael, its director, would be leaving at the end…

As countless monarch butterflies make their annual, flittering pilgrimage through the southern plains en route to Mexico, the colorful winged beauties have again caught the eye of Iolans young and old.Especially Dixie Quincy.While Quincy retired…

Matt Kleopfer’s philosophy with his USD 257 band students has served the fledgling musicians well: go big or go home.For the past four years, the Iola High School and Iola Middle School marching bands have…

Yates Center High School’s varsity and JV volleyball teams competed as part of a four-team tournament in Hartford on Tuesday night.The Wildcats’ JV team kicked off the night with a split game against Hartford (15-7…

CHERRYVALE — Humboldt notched two more wins on the season after defeating Cherryvale and Altoona on the road Tuesday night.In Humboldt’s first matchup of the night against Altoona, the Cubs dominated from start to finish.…

LA CYGNE — The Iola High volleyball team had its opportunities to earn a victory on the road Tuesday night, but the Fillies were unable to take advantage of those chances and lost both of…

LE ROY — Southern Coffey County High School’s volleyball team hosted a varsity and JV match against Marmaton Valley and St. Paul on Tuesday night.Marmaton Valley’s varsity squad split its two games, defeating Southern Coffey…