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Arrest reported Iola police officers were called to the 100 block of East Jackson Avenue where Madison Gambill reported criminal damage to her vehicle. Jess Bolling, 35, of Iola, was arrested for suspicion of criminal…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: About a month ago, my mother had a procedure scheduled in my brother’s metro area, about four hours from my parents’. The plan was for my parents to…

Crest schools sponsored a Sun in the Fun Car show on Saturday, Aug. 26. Gary Peters won Best of Show with his 1941 Chevy Master Deluxe 2-door coupe. GSSB sponsored the cash prize. All the…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I have been divorced from my daughter’s mother since she was 4. She is now 8. We initially had joint custody with alternating weeks. But this changed when…

The Annual Colony Crest Alumni Banquet will be Saturday, Sept. 30. Registration begins at 4 p.m. at the old Kincaid School. Dinner will begin at 5, followed by the meeting at 5:30. Advanced tickets are…

Local artist Stephen Gilpin will speak Friday morning about his progress on designing a mural for the Lehigh Portland Trail complex. Gilpin was chosen from nine finalists who had submitted designs for murals to be…

Members of Iola Community Theatre’s Improv Comedy Team are rooting for Rookies Saturday. The improv troupe will offer a show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the ICT Warehouse, 203 S. Jefferson. Proceeds will be handed…

The regular monthly meeting of the Prairie Rose 4-H Club was Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023 with the Piqua 4-H Club of Woodson County for our exchange meeting. Prairie Rose members talked about one of their…

Wings of Warriors gave 105 gift cards to cancer patients since May, the organization reported at its Aug. 17 meeting. Among the recipients are five new patients. After hot weather forced the cancellation of an…

The Allen County Area Retired School Personnel organization will meet Wednesday, Sept. 6, in the Mary Ellen Stadler Conference room at Allen Community College.   The meal and meeting will start at 12:15 p.m. Amber…