A partial lunar eclipse covers the top of the moon during its peak at 9:44 p.m. Tuesday evening. The eclipse marked three significant events, along with a harvest moon and supermoon for a rare celestial…

Marmaton Valley High School will crown its 2024 Fall Homecoming King and Queen Sept. 27, prior to the Wildcats’ football game against Reno County. The crowning will be at 6 p.m., with the kickoff to…

30 years ago September 1994  Iola High School has begun an open lunch period, meaning that students may leave the campus and eat elsewhere. Those choosing to eat at school have a variety at lunch,…

Allen Community College’s soccer players greeted a gaggle of area youngsters for a youth soccer clinic Sunday at the ACC fields in Iola. The clinic was a welcome elixir for the Allen soccer clubs, which…

The Allen County Farmers Market offered a chance to paint pumpkins at Thursday’s event. Humboldt’s Calvin Parker provided the pumpkins.

New siding at the home of Derrick and Jennifer Foster at 309 S. Washington gives it a whole new look. Over the three years of living at the home, the young couple has done a…

Stephen Gilpin, Iola-born indie comics artist and illustrator, will speak at Iola Public Library 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19. He’s the second in this fall’s Local Author Speaker Series at the library. Gilpin, who lives…

Iola street crew workers were repainting white stripes at the intersection of U.S. 54/Madison Avenue and Washington Avenue Wednesday morning. Crews have been chip-sealing streets around the city in recent weeks and are now starting…

No one appeared to be injured in this three-vehicle wreck at the intersection of Buckeye and Madison streets at 5:01 p.m. Friday. According to a report from the Iola Police Department, a white Ford Ranger…

The Prairie Dell 4-H club met Tuesday, Sept. 3 at the Iola Extension Office. Members answered roll call by naming their favorite superhero. New officers were elected. Lainey Church demonstrated how to make a Mug…