A tradition began with the opening of the new Iola Elementary School in 2022. Students ring the bell at the start of their kindergarten year and again at the end of their fifth grade year…

COLONY — If you’ve ever felt you have no talents worth sharing, Colony’s United Methodist Church will prove you otherwise. “Cathy cuts, I stuff, Jane sews, and Pat totes,” Debbie Wools said of the crew’s…

LAHARPE — A vacancy on the LaHarpe City Council remains open so that discussions on the six applicants can continue. Council members declined Wednesday to vote to ratify Mayor Mae Crowell’s appointment of Angela Barker…

When Atsuya Hayashi considers what he’ll miss about Kansas after he returns to Japan, the words come easily. Big, wide skies. How the stars burn in a coal black sky at night. And he won’t…

Schools in Iola were abuzz with activity this morning as students returned for the first day of classes for the 2024-25 school year.

Daren Kellerman, undersheriff with the Allen County Sheriff’s Office, spoke with county commissioners Tuesday morning about several items, including the recent success of National Night Out. Held at Allen Community College, the event connected 200…

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,…