Thrive Allen County is one of 10 project teams across the state of Kansas awarded a Change Community Solutions grant.  NetWork Kansas, a Kansas-based nonprofit dedicated to the growth of entrepreneurship and small businesses, approved…

Iola city crews will begin their annual chip-seal resurfacing of city streets on Wednesday. This year’s work will be focused primarily east of Cottonwood Street south of U.S. 54 and east of Kentucky Street north…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Pastor Steve Traw’s message Sunday, “Greater Than Silver or Gold,” was taken from I Peter 2:4-10. “A Christian is part of a royal Priesthood with Jesus Christ as our living cornerstone chosen…

My mother had 6 siblings, 16 aunts and uncles, and innumerable cousins. She was the first of them all to be diagnosed with breast cancer.  I think of my mom every time one of my…

HUMBOLDT — More than five car clubs and 40 cars attended Pete’s Car Show on Sept. 9 on the Humboldt square to benefit Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the 31st Judicial District.  CASA serves Allen,…

Being a church is serious work. Caring for people takes time, energy, and resources and requires people to be motivated by love and compassion.   The first century church experienced growing pains as the number…

Southwind Extension District 4-H members from Bourbon and Neosho counties competed Sunday at the Kansas State Fair Photography Judging Contest in Hutchinson.    Jackson Han, Neosho County, placed 33rd and Austin Maycumber, Bourbon County, placed…

On Aug. 26 at the Kansas City Chiefs preseason football game against the Cleveland Browns, Gracie Snethen, 17, Griffin Snethen, 15, and Klaira Hayes, 15, all performed in the half-time show with the Chiefs cheerleaders…

The Iola Municipal Band will be featured on an episode of “Positively Kansas” at 8 p.m. Friday on Wichita’s PBS Station, KPTS Channel 8. Chris Frank, a senior producer for PBS, was in Iola over…

Hope Unlimited and AmeriCorps Senior volunteers partnered Monday to honor local First Responders for 9/11 Day of Remembrance.