William “Pat” Patton, new administrator for Saint Luke’s Allen County Regional Hospital and Anderson County Hospital, addresses questions from Iola Rotarians at the club’s Thursday meeting. Patton is originally from Oklahoma and obtained his master…

Allen County Commissioner David Lee made himself available Thursday evening in front of the courthouse to visit about the proposed countywide sales tax on the Nov. 5 ballot. If passed, a half cent sales tax…

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 15 is still alive. A new group of women have stepped up and decided to bring the unit back. They recently held a special meeting with some of the…

The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to begin resurfacing work today on U.S. 54 in Allen County. The work will start at the east city limits of LaHarpe and continue east for 12.3 miles to…

Iola Elementary School fifth-grader Kage Botello receives an atlas from Iola Rotary president Sharon Moreland on Monday. In keeping with a tradition dating back over 20 years, Rotarians distributed 75 dictionaries to 3rd-graders and 70…

President Sophia Heim called the Prairie Rose 4-H Club meeting to order Sunday, Sept. 22.  The Cloverbuds led the Pledge of Allegiance and the 4-H Pledge. Roll call was, What was your greatest 4-H accomplishment…

Allen County Farm Bureau hosted a pork chop supper for their members on Aug. 10 at the John Silas Bass Community Building in Iola. Approximately 50 members were in attendance, along with a few special…

Family fun was in no short supply at the community building in Riverside Park on Saturday, as the Iola Elks Lodge No. 569 hosted Junior Elks Fest. Scores of area youngsters and their families enjoyed…

Allen County Democrats are organizing to join a national effort to perform a play that’s both art and a call to action. “It Can’t Happen Here – Again!” is a stage adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s…

The LaHarpe VFW Auxiliary made a donation to the Iola Elementary School Library this week. The Poppy Lady is an inspiring story behind the Veterans Day poppy, a symbol that honors veterans for their service…