“Let Freedom Read” is this year’s theme for Banned Books Week, which takes place Oct. 1-7. Banned Books Week is a time for the Iola Public Library and libraries across the country to champion everyone’s…

Miss Mitchell, a World War II B-25 bomber, will be at the Allen County Regional Airport from noon to 6 p.m. today. The event is brought by the Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing. Visitors can…

Accident reported Jack C. Geisler was pulling onto U.S. 54 from the Casey’s General Store parking lot at the First Street intersection when his car collided with a westbound pickup driven by Grant J. Luedke…

Marmaton Valley High School’s Daniel Fewins and Payton Scharff were crowned 2023 Fall Homecoming King and Queen Friday. They are accompanied by flower girl River Gable and crown bearer Judson Curl. Marmaton Valley’s football team…

Humboldt High School’s FFA chapter took in an assortment of activities and sightseeing opportunities Sept. 13 by attending the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. The students were chaperoned by instructor Jerome Riebel.

The secret to living healthier, happier and longer lives has been out for many years now. Decades-long research from explorer Dan Buettner reports areas of the world where people seemed to be living longer and…

A bread-making class will teach the basics and give participants recipes to take home to practice new skills.  “Basic Bread Making”  is offered at 6 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Southwind Extension District office, 1006…

Allen Community College’s Board of Trustees will gather for a special meeting at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the board meeting room. The agenda will include a campus tour for trustees. The meeting is open to…

A two-vehicle accident sent a 16-year-old driver to the hospital Saturday afternoon. Allen County sheriff’s deputies said the driver, whose name was not released, was attempting to pass another car on the old highway between…

Hope Unlimited, an organization dedicated to serving survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, hosted a rummage sale Thursday and Friday, one of several fundraisers the organization sponsors each year. Among the workers putting the sale…