Pastor Steve Traw’s message Sunday came from Psalm 91, “Reassurance For Today.”  Where do we find safety? God knows our needs and will be there with us. God is a refuge and strength for all…

We all have an inner critic that says negative things. Some think it pushes us, but it can harm us. Being kind to ourselves is important for our well-being, especially during times of stress and…

Hi, Carolyn: From what I can tell, all the following are the wrong reasons to have kids: 1. To keep a relationship together. (It could make it worse.) 2. To have someone to take care…

The Rev. Phyllis Stutzman, pastor at Emporia’s Presbyterian Church, will address the Allen County Democratic Party at 6 p.m. Thursday at the John Silas Bass North Community Building, 505 N. Buckeye, in Iola. Stutzman’s topic…

You’ll never have a better reason to sort through your attic or garage than now. Organizers with the “American Pickers,” a History Channel series that explores the world of antiquing, will come this way in…

Kyser Nemecek, a 17-year-old junior at Iola High School, told Kiwanis Club members Tuesday about his 4-H livestock judging team’s successes at state and national contests in recent months and its plan to visit Scotland,…

National Poetry Month activities continue this evening as Del Shields, known as the Singing Cowboy Poet, performs in the Bowlus Fine Art Center Recital Hall. Writing traditional ballads of the Old West and the cowboy…

The week of April 22 the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) expects to start a mudjacking project that includes various locations in Allen, Bourbon, Coffey, Franklin, Greenwood, Labette, Miami, Neosho, Osage and Wilson counties. Mudjacking…

A Women’s Health Fair is Saturday, April 27 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, 2051 N. State St.  The health center is using the event to raise…

Theft On April 8, items were stolen from a vehicle in the 200 block of South Oak Street. Accident On April 6, a U-Haul driven by Monte Patton backed through a yard in the 200…