Change isn’t easy. And Tiffany Koehn has seen a lot of it in the six years she has worked as an administrator for Iola schools. Koehn came to Iola in 2018 to serve as Jefferson…

Iola City Council members approved a request Monday evening to assist with water fees in Humanity House’s community garden. Georgia Masterson of the non-profit requested the city provide $1,000 of free water at the garden.…

It’s the kind of timing that makes you wonder if greater forces are at work. Ron Nelson traveled to Iola from his home in rural Bonner Springs on Friday to deliver refurbished bicycles to Humanity…

Progress continues on the 25-acre site where a new PrairieLand Partners’ facility will be located at the northwest corner of U.S. 169 and Oregon Road.  Iola annexed the land in early 2023. PrairieLand Partners plans…

Allen Community College should invest $12 million in technical education programs within the next two years to be successful in a changing education landscape, administrators told the board of trustees earlier this week.  The board…

The people have spoken and they overwhelmingly prefer the Clock Tower option as the new Iola city flag. With the vote tallies in, 261 voted for the Clock Tower option compared to the 74 who…

Iola Elementary School’s second- and fifth-grade classes teamed up Thursday to present “Scrambled State of America,” a celebration of all things USA. The play is a light-hearted tale about each of the 50 states relocating…

“It’s coming along well,” said Corey Schinstock, as he watched an excavator move dirt Wednesday on what will soon be a road in the new Cedarbrook addition north of Miller Road. The assistant city administrator…

YATES CENTER — Classes were canceled for schools in Woodson County Thursday because of a threat made to Yates Center High School, district administrators announced early that morning. The incident apparently was related to threats…

Allen Community College leaders agreed to explore a proposal that would lease an apartment complex now under construction at the site of a former nursing home. They still have a lot of questions. Developer Shane…