Participants are “Racing For a Cure” this weekend at Iola’s Riverside Park for the annual Allen County Relay For Life. The relay runs from noon to 10 p.m. at the Recreation Community Building. The relay…

Dear Carolyn: We have friends — husband, wife, young child — who come over regularly. We enjoy hosting them, but they are certainly quirky. One example: We warned them we would have the ballgame on,…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 78-year-old man. Yesterday, I read that I am considered intersex because urine does not come out the end of my penis, but rather under the penis shaft. This does…

In May, the Iola Public Library joined the Sunflower eLibrary, a statewide consortium that provides access to thousands of ebooks and digital audiobooks.  This new service was made possible by a gift from the M.…

With lights on and merchandise well organized, the Iola Senior Citizens Inc. Thrift Store will have a soft opening Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to show off its new building at 223 N.…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: A friend lost her young adult child about nine months ago. I have been dealing with a serious illness myself this past year, not immediately life-threatening but quite…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 72-year-old woman who, over my adult years, has developed allergies to Tylenol and all NSAIDs. Just this week, I developed a rash after taking aspirin, which was my last…

After the dinner, catered by Trista Elmenhorst McVey, the 2023 scholarships were announced. Alumni scholarships for $250 each were given to Zach Allee and Roslyn Houk. Madi Lawson and Bailey LaRue each received $1,000 scholarships…

Dear Carolyn: I got my dream job and now get to move to the D.C. area. My husband is less than enthused about the move, considering his family lives in our town now, we have…

MORAN — The Prairie Rose 4-H Club celebrated National Poppy Day by handing out poppies and accepting donations for veterans at Pump N Pete’s the morning of May 26.  The American Legion Auxiliary provided the…