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The Iola High School Band, composed of 113 student musicians directed by Dale Creitz, will give its spring concert in Memorial Hall. Jacqueline Robinson, a senior, will play a modern cornet solo, “Skyline Silhouettes,” by…

The monthly meeting of the City Slickers 4-H Club was held at the Riverside Park Community Building on March 13. President Hallie Sutherland called the meeting to order. The Flag Salute and 4-H Pledge were…

Pastor Steve Traw continued his series of teachings from the New Testament: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12, titled “How One Ought to Walk.” Throughout Paul’s epistles his main concern was that his converts and saints in the…

LAHARPE — Residents are invited to share their ideas, concerns and visions for LaHarpe at a community conversation at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at LaHarpe City Hall. An option to participate via Zoom is available. For…

All A’s Seniors: Sage Barney, Ryker Curry, Shyann Doyle, Heidi Hibbs, Nicholas Karns, Asha Kilby, Gabe Kilby, Cooper Riley, Chloe Sell, Miah Shelby, Elanie Sturgeon, Ember Womelsdorf Juniors: Katie Bigelow, Tatum Boyd, Caiden Cloud, Cali…

D. A. McDonald, well-known Iola businessman, filed this afternoon as a candidate for mayor. ***** Sunday afternoon, the Girl Scouts of Iola will celebrate 50 years of Girl Scouting by presenting “The Golden Promise” —…

COLONY — Crest High School students learned a bit about kickstarting a business this week. Several business graphics students took part Tuesday in the first ever Anderson County Entrepreneurship Challenge. The students were tasked with…

All A Honor Roll Third grade: Kahleeya Blackwell, Ryan Dysan Cress, Bethany Croisant, Grace Cunningham, Brinley Gean, Zoey Hess, Hunter Hurt, Kenady Lucke, Quinn Miller, Mason Mueller, Taitum Ryan, Zoey Sanchez, Brock Schomaker, Case Schomaker,…

Think of it as a pub crawl, but with music. That’s how Carri Sailor, owner of Rookies Sports Bar & Grill, describes the Downtown Music Tour, offered Saturday beginning at 2 p.m. The event will…