Fantasy novelist L. A. Holloway, Iola, will be at Iola Public Library at 7 p.m. Thursday to discuss her career as a self-published author and tell all about her latest and fourth book, “Reborn as…

Is work getting you down? Maybe every day feels like a Monday for you.  There is value in working towards happiness at work.  It is tied to better health, creativity, less turn over, and much…

Dispositions: Jimmy Joe Hill, Wheatland, Mo., entered diversion agreement for driving while intoxicated, fined $515. Nicholas L. Sutton, dog running at large/vicious animal, violation $375.

We asked readers to channel their inner Carolyn Hax and answer this question. Some of the best responses are below. Dear Carolyn: My brothers and I lost our mom five years ago. For a while,…

The Prairie Dell 4-H Club met Monday for Parents Night. For roll call, members shared the projects they are working on for the Allen County Fair. They sang “If You’re Happy and You Know It”…

ELSMORE — The 86th Elsmore Alumni Banquet was held May 27 at Elsmore City Hall. Fifty-six of the 93 in attendance were alumni. Recognition was given to past and present military and to all teachers. …

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.…