Maria Aikins, who formerly coached volleyball at Hutchinson High School, has been hired as the next head volleyball coach at Allen Community College. Aikins’s hiring was approved Tuesday by college trustees. She also will be…

The Prairie Dell 4-H Club had an exchange meeting with the Square B 4-H Club on Monday, June 12. To start the meeting, Lizzy Michael led both clubs in singing “The Itsy-Bitsy Spider.” For recreation,…

Convicted as follows: Derrick T. Miller, Iola, disorderly conduct, $195, probation ordered.

Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church will once again distribute commodities from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday in the church’s east parking lot at 301 E. Madison Ave. First-time recipients are asked to bring photo identification.

LAHARPE — Need a free, safe and cool physical activity option?   A six-week Arthritis Foundation Walk with Ease program starts Aug. 7.  The class will meet Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10 to 11…

Two of the books may draw particular local interest. Susan Jonusas takes a new look at the notorious Bender family of serial killers who waylaid travelers at their home northeast of Cherryvale between May 1871…

Kelly and Natalie Klubeck made an impact during their recent three-week visit to Uganda through their love for God and others, Iola Kiwanians learned at their weekly meeting Tuesday. Klubeck, pastor at Iola’s First Church…

Dear Carolyn: Is being truthful always the way forward? For the first 10 years of our committed relationship, my wife’s family disowned her and us because we are two women. We became parents through kin…

A Ladies Night fundraiser Thursday evening will benefit Hope Unlimited. The fun runs from 4 to 8 p.m. at the 110 Event Center at 110 S. Washington Ave. Local merchants Joelle Shallah of Bella Donna…

Iola High School FFA member Cody Wille earned first place in  state proficiency awards for fiber and/or oil production. The award was handed down June 1 at the Kansas FFA Convention in Manhattan. For fiber…