Want to feel old? Robby Droessler, Iola’s newly minted parks and cemetery superintendent, was having a recent conversation with a seasonal employee of his who helped with mowing during the summer before returning to school…

Iola City Council members are one step closer to revising the city’s temporary business licensing ordinance. Council member Joelle Shallah presented the council with recommendations for the Transient/Temporary Business ordinance that had previously been discussed…

Next year’s budget for USD 257 will likely include a slight tax increase, school board members were told Monday. Most of the funding is based on enrollment numbers, which have been declining except for a…

HUMBOLDT — Blame it on prosperity. Though Humboldt’s mill levy will remain the same, the tax rate will increase slightly. That’s because property values in much of southeast Kansas have increased, based on comparable sales,…

Beginning this week, Allen County residents can expect surveyors along 3.3 miles of U.S. Highway 169 between Carlyle and Colony. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) began a survey Monday to gather information for proposed…

It’s all about connections. Allen Community College is making an extra effort this year to bridge the gap between its students and the community. More than 200 college student athletes, law enforcement and others from…

Work continues on the extension of a sewer line from the airport to the City of Iola’s sewer system. On Monday, crews with Nowak Construction worked on State Street, between Bassett Street and Nebraska Road.…

“He always supported ACARF and we were blessed to have him in our community,” said Allen County Animal Rescue Facility (ACARF) Board President Dawn Murray.  She, of course, is speaking of the late Jim Smith…

The new Veterans Administration Clinic at 1408 East St. opens Monday. “We are very excited to be in this community,” Yolanda Quintero, Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Administrator for the VA, said. “It was our goal over…

An increase in respiratory illnesses in the region prompted a reminder from Rebecca Johnson, director of the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments, to take preventative measures. Johnson said health officials have noticed an increase in…