LAHARPE — It was a hot Kansas day, with temps outside in the mid-90s, greeting attendees at Saturday’s LaHarpe High School Alumni dinner. Several former students, family and friends attended. Ware Catering served meals to…

Summer is here and the library’s Summer Learning Program is in full swing.  On Monday at 2 p.m., teens are invited to make a “Galaxy in a bottle” with Lesa Cole. All supplies are provided. …

Calvary Life Center will host an ice cream social during and before the Thursday night municipal band performance.  Ice cream will be available at Calvary Life Center at 4 p.m. and at the bandstand starting…

HUMBOLDT — The next meeting of the Sunflower Quilters’ Guild is Monday, June 26, at Humboldt United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 806 N. Ninth St. The board meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. and the guild…

Maria Aikins, who formerly coached volleyball at Hutchinson High School, has been hired as the next head volleyball coach at Allen Community College. Aikins’s hiring was approved Tuesday by college trustees. She also will be…

The Prairie Dell 4-H Club had an exchange meeting with the Square B 4-H Club on Monday, June 12. To start the meeting, Lizzy Michael led both clubs in singing “The Itsy-Bitsy Spider.” For recreation,…

Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church will once again distribute commodities from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday in the church’s east parking lot at 301 E. Madison Ave. First-time recipients are asked to bring photo identification.

Two of the books may draw particular local interest. Susan Jonusas takes a new look at the notorious Bender family of serial killers who waylaid travelers at their home northeast of Cherryvale between May 1871…

Kelly and Natalie Klubeck made an impact during their recent three-week visit to Uganda through their love for God and others, Iola Kiwanians learned at their weekly meeting Tuesday. Klubeck, pastor at Iola’s First Church…

A Ladies Night fundraiser Thursday evening will benefit Hope Unlimited. The fun runs from 4 to 8 p.m. at the 110 Event Center at 110 S. Washington Ave. Local merchants Joelle Shallah of Bella Donna…