Exodusters: Arrival of Black Settlers in Iola, a lobby exhibit for Black History Month, chronicles events in the era of early statehood, reminiscences of former slave Nancy Grubbs and handbills advertising Kansas. Book Talk On…

Dean Head, 75, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.  Dean was born Jan. 30, 1947, to Thomas Andrew Head and Blanche Marie (Charlie) Head in Iola. Dean…

Kenneth Wayne Laymon, 82, of rural Neosho Falls, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, at his home. He was born April 16, 1939, to Wayne and Anna Faye (Allen) Laymon in Neosho Falls where…

The Iola Chamber of Commerce and Tourism annual dinner is Thursday, Feb. 24. We invite our members to join us at the Allen County Country Club starting at 5:30. Ethel Davis, a native of Iola,…

TOPEKA — A House panel refrained from acting Thursday on what some called a “train wreck” financial incentive package to encourage manufacturers to pursue significant investments in the state, opting instead to discuss potential improvements.…

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Thursday sharply criticized the process leading up to the deployment of 5G wireless technology around airports last month, repeatedly questioning how the Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission had such…

A committee studying hunger issues in southeast Kansas have identified two main barriers to providing access to healthy and affordable food in Allen County — transportation and lack of awareness of available resources. The SEK…

Iola Mayor Steve French couldn’t help but feel a sense of deja vu as he heard arguments unfold about a developer’s plans to convert an abandoned nursing home in Iola into an apartment complex. French…

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprising burst of hiring, America’s employers added a robust 467,000 jobs last month, a sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of a wave of omicron infections. The government’s…

For youth Sunday at Colony Christian Church, Ethan Prasko gave the Communion Meditation over Philippians 4:8, which tells us to “Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely,…