Around Town

High schoolers spoke to Iola’s Rotary Club Thursday about their experience at RYLA, Rotary’s youth leadership training program, held earlier this fall in Salvation Army’s Camp Heart O’ Hills in Welling, Okla. Griffin Westervelt and…

Iola Middle School has announced its honor rolls for the first quarter. Principal’s Honor Roll (4.0 GPA) Eighth grade Autumn Carr, Kashyn Curry, Haidyn Desmarteau, Blayke Folk, Kinzley Fountain, Eliana Higginbotham, Jayna Ivy, Piper Jordan,…

The last day to sign up for Iola’s annual Adopt-A-Child program is Monday, Nov. 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. at Iola’s First Baptist Church, 801 N. Cottonwood St. Parents,…

This year’s National Wreaths Across America Day is Saturday, Dec. 14. Across the country, volunteers will gather at more than 4,600 sites across all 50 states to place wreaths on the headstones of veterans. It’s…

Iola Public Library will pay tribute to the women who have served their country, dating back to the Revolution. Three Iola women will discuss their military experiences, from the 1970s to 2003, at 7 p.m.,…

Iola Reads has a family event this Saturday, Nov. 2, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Allen County Historical Society Museum and Funston Home. Families are invited to come hear about General Funston and…

A crowd of around 40 joined Crown Realty on Monday afternoon for a ribbon cutting inaugurating the new Iola office at 102 E. Jackson. The building, home to the old Iola Laundry, was built in…

BURLINGTON — The East Central Kansas Model T Ford Club meets the second Thursday of the month.  The ECKMT will meet at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, in the conference room of the Burlington Kansas…

Humboldt Middle School students recognized for making the honor roll for the first quarter are: Principal’s Honor Roll: Eighth Grade: Daysha Borjas-Farrill, Ellie Carlson, Karis Cook, Jadey Ellis, Breah Jones, Tennyson Nassir, Riley Oson, Gabriel…

Humboldt Elementary School students named to the first quarter honor roll are: All A Honor Roll Third Grade: Khyren Allen, Marie Allen, Joe Barnhart, James Bartlett, James Betzen, Crosby Corbet, Radlee Decker, Olivia Downey, Grace…