A canned food drive leading up to the Allen County Fair will benefit community pantries in Allen County. The food drive is sponsored by Iola Rotary and is part of its upcoming Rotary Day at…

LAHARPE — LaHarpe’s neighborhood revitalization will be investigated in the coming months to determine if houses built at a nearby regional technical education center can qualify. Ray Maloney, who owns the old Diebolt Lumber property…

Advanced voting has begun for the Aug. 2 primary elections. Voters can either stop by the county clerk’s office in the courthouse to cast their votes, or they can request one be sent via mail.…

Being a card-carrying member of SNAP — the country’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — comes with a certain social stigma, said Dimity Lowell, and that negative image is hardest on kids. “When standing in line…

The Iola Indians’ Single-A  American Legion team avoided having its season ended on Monday when they topped Emporia 11-9 in zone playoff action.  Blake Ashmore led the Indians to the win by reaching base four…

James Willis Smith, 91, formerly of Moran and most recently of Iola, died at Windsor Place Nursing Home in Iola Wednesday afternoon, June 22, 2016. He was born Jan. 10, 1925 in Mound City, the…

GAS — Gas City Council members will take a closer look in the coming months on developing a fireworks policy within city limits. Prior to this year, the city had no such ordinances, City Clerk…

Allen County has $2.5 million, give or take, lying in a pigeon hole of its general fund. The money was an unexpected windfall from the substantial increase in the county’s assessed valuation — from a…

Only at the Children’s Summer Theatre Workshop can an elderly lady be found hitchhiking to a “One Direction” concert at 3 a.m. while talking about “way back in 1984.” And Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at…

LAHARPE — Classes will start in less than six weeks — Aug. 22, to be precise — and most of the pieces are in place for the grand opening of the much-anticipated regional technical education…