Pastor Chase Riebel continued his series in Joshua from Chapter 14 this week. Israel had been fighting a lot of battles to rid the promised land of sinful and idolatrous tribes so that Israel could…

William “Pat” Patton, new administrator for Saint Luke’s Allen County Regional Hospital and Anderson County Hospital, addresses questions from Iola Rotarians at the club’s Thursday meeting. Patton is originally from Oklahoma and obtained his master…

Allen County Commissioner David Lee made himself available Thursday evening in front of the courthouse to visit about the proposed countywide sales tax on the Nov. 5 ballot. If passed, a half cent sales tax…

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 15 is still alive. A new group of women have stepped up and decided to bring the unit back. They recently held a special meeting with some of the…

The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to begin resurfacing work today on U.S. 54 in Allen County. The work will start at the east city limits of LaHarpe and continue east for 12.3 miles to…

Iola Elementary School fifth-grader Kage Botello receives an atlas from Iola Rotary president Sharon Moreland on Monday. In keeping with a tradition dating back over 20 years, Rotarians distributed 75 dictionaries to 3rd-graders and 70…

Arrests and citations On Sept. 23, Kevin Runner of Iola was arrested on suspicon of possession of methamphetamine in the 1800 block of North Walnut Street. On Sept. 23, Hollis Grewing was arrested on suspicion…

Steve Traw’s “Turning Point,” sermon Sunday used the scripture from Mark 8:22-33. Jesus spent about a year and a half teaching the multitudes and healing others. Then he spent the next year and a half…

Our fall calving season has just wrapped up with another successful year that has now brought views of lively baby calves dotting our pasture. Since our calving season usually falls within the same time as…

One way to get a sense of a community is to drive or walk around, observing and taking note of the different characteristics and opportunities that the community may have to offer. Community Assessments are…