Somebody once asked Steve Strickler if he was going to follow in his father’s footsteps. Not likely, he joked. “He wears size 13, and I wear 9 ½.” But Steve eventually did follow — and…

From its earliest days, The Feedlot at 110 N. Kentucky has been community-focused. It began when Steve and Frances Kinzle brainstormed about what kind of business to open on the remainder of the lot where…

Tuesday’s evening meeting of the Allen County Commission saw an impressive turnout. The commission meetings are typically held at 8:30 a.m., but commissioners have decided to try a monthly evening meeting at the request of…

Kansas Poet Laureate Traci Brimhall will be at the Iola Public Library at 7 p.m. Thursday (April 3) with “Memory Feast,” a program which unites the state’s agricultural roots with the literary arts. Brimhall is…

Measles cases are spreading rapidly across Kansas, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. In only two days, March 24-26, the number of cases has increased from 10 to 23.  Children are the…

LAHARPE — Sure, there are plenty of issues plaguing LaHarpe, and countless other small communities. Some streets remain in various states of disrepair. The city’s aging infrastructure has been addressed in spots — electric upgrades,…

WICHITA — An Arizona man who was arrested in Iola in March 2024 after officers realized the teen girl he was traveling with had been reported missing, will spend the rest of his life in…

They are certainly ready for their closeups. Five Iola Middle School students showed off their acting and oratory chops Monday to the USD 257 Board of Education as they worked their way through a series…

A longstanding club at Allen Community College is getting a much needed boost in awareness. During Monday evening’s Iola Council meeting, council member Josiah D’Albini spoke about the Scarlet & Black Club. D’Albini, who also…

Trustees from a pair of Montgomery County community colleges want to ask voters to approve a consolidation plan. Trustees for Independence and Coffeyville community colleges voted unanimously to adopt a preliminary agreement for consolidation, the…