Iolan Roger Carswell will speak about “Noted and Notorious” Kansans Tuesday for the Allen County Historical Society’s spring meeting. Carswell, who retired in 2021 after serving 28 years as director of the Iola Public Library,…

Finding activities for Alzheimer’s patients to enjoy, especially those at home, is the focus of this month’s meeting of the Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group at Iola Public Library.  The group will convene in the meeting…

Allen County Area Retired School Personnel met May 3 in the Mary Ellen Stadler room at Allen Community College, with 17 members and guest Jane Martin attending. Martin said a district meeting is planned for…

Youngsters from My Second Home Daycare in LaHarpe paid a visit to TLC Garden Center Monday to tour the facility before planting flowers for Mother’s Day. 

Youngsters from My Second Home Daycare in LaHarpe paid a visit to TLC Garden Center Monday to tour the facility before planting flowers for Mother’s Day.

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Elementary School’s kindergarten class collected 78 pounds of aluminum pull tabs this school year, the top figure in a schoolwide effort to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. As such, the kindergartners,…

Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from Pack and Troops 55 of Iola presented their new Charter flags Monday during a ceremony at the LaHarpe Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. As the Scouts’ charter organization, the VFW…

Allen County Farmers Market sites are set up at several locations once again this week. The Tuesday market runs from 1 to 3 p.m. at Iola’s Cofachique Park, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday on…

ELSMORE — The Elsmore Alumni Banquet will be at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, May 27, at the Elsmore Community Building.   The building will be open at 4 p.m. for attendees to visit prior to the…

Director Sharon Moreland and Lesa Cole of the Iola Public Library learned about advocacy with Logan Stenseng, Thrive Allen County’s policy and strategic initiatives coordinator, at a hands-on workshop April 18 at the library.  Stenseng…