The Bowlus Fine Arts Center celebrated its 60th anniversary Saturday evening with a dinner, reception, live and silent auctions, and a concert featuring the Canadian tribute band Abbamania. The event drew a full house. The silent…

HUMBOLDT — The ponds were dug more than a dozen years ago. Saplings planted in neat rows, waiting to be landscaped. The dreams, meanwhile, piled up, spilled over, crowded out and demanded action until Joe…

Iola veteran Bill Shirley remembers something Sen. Jerry Moran once said to him about what it would take to bring a Veterans Administration clinic to Iola: “It’s the Kansas way. We take our time.” Indeed,…

Iola High School students — and their parents — will need to do a little more to prepare for their future if they want to graduate, thanks to new state requirements. Most students already meet…

HUMBOLDT — Though Humboldt residents Rex Heape and Greg Kaufman attended Monday’s council meeting with the purpose to complain about what they feel is runaway spending, they perhaps left feeling their local tax dollars are…

Allen County commissioners continued to discuss their efforts to promote a proposed half-cent sales tax that will be on the Nov. 5 ballot. The commissioners have said they will dedicate a portion of the tax…

The community will have a chance next week to weigh in on qualities and qualifications they want in the next president of Allen Community College. The college will offer three public forums at 10 a.m.,…

A little more than a year ago, Iola Fire Chief Corey Isbell faced an ongoing staff shortage that required a little outside-the-box thinking. He and city leaders introduced an eight-week Firefighter/EMT Academy in August 2023,…

The Saint Luke’s Health System announced Monday that William “Pat” Patton will oversee day-to-day operations at the Iola hospital, as well as Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. Both hospitals are managed by Saint Luke’s. “We…

Iola City Council members voted to exceed the Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR) and approve the 2025 budget of $35,080,498 at Monday evening’s council meeting. This results in a mill levy increase to the general fund…