The monthly meeting of the Square B 4-H Club was July 11 at the LaHarpe Veterans of Foreign Wars building. Vice President Mary Brown called the meeting to order. The flag salute and 4-H Pledge…

Derrick Shannon, a highway maintenance superintendent in Humboldt, is celebrating 20 years working for the Kansas Department of Transportation. Thirteen KDOT employees are celebrating anniversaries in August, for 10, 20 or 30 years of service.

Padyne Durand of Humboldt, cum laude with a bachelor of science in nursing. Nathan Cunningham of Iola, cum laude with a  bachelor of science in business administration. Brogan Falls of Le Roy, cum laude with…

Descendants of Hugh and Jessie Burnett Murrow gathered on Sunday, July 17, for a covered dish dinner at Riverside Park.  Four generations attended the family reuinion. They were: From Iola: Mary Ellen Stanley; Ken and…

Although the route is now seldom traveled, in another summer or two one of the most popular roads in the southeastern corner of the county will be that leading from Elsmore to the Allen-Bourbon State…

Humanity House has received a grant of $9,450 for its Feeding Allen County project  The grant comes from the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas and will be used to purchase food for the food bank…

Area students were named to the honor roll at Pittsburg State University for the 2022 spring semester. To qualify for Dean’s Scholastic Honors, a student must receive a grade point average (GPA) of 3.6 for…

City crews are busy extending utility lines to the north Iola Industrial Park to serve Inter-Collegiate Press, Inc. The company will build a plant with 50,000 square feet of floor space in the park this…

Jack and Bonnie Sutterby will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, July 23.  A private family celebration will be  hosted by Jason and Rebecca Sutterby. Jack is the son of Walter and Faith Sutterby.…

 The 41st Annual Laver Family Reunion was Sunday, July 3, at The Central Park Pavilion in Chanute. Gary Ludlum said grace before 87 family members enjoyed an old fashioned basket luncheon.    Donna (Laver) Krokstom…