Two students participating in the Work-Based Learning (WBL) program through Kansas Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) are gaining valuable job skills through their placements at Waters Hardware in Iola. Frederick Burgett came to the program in…

Tuesday’s planned Iola City Council meeting wound up being a no-go, when too many members announced they would be unable to attend. With only three Council members on hand — Mark Peters, Nich Lohman and…

Allen County commissioners were cool to Mandy Moyer’s pleas that they continue their current funding level for the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, signaling they were interested in reducing their commitment. Moyer, Bowlus director, made an…

Corey Schinstock was discussing plans for the upcoming rebuild of U.S. 54 through much of Iola with a resident who lives alongside the highway. As Iola’s assistant city administrator, Schinstock has been the lead in…

As a member of the U.S. Army Phil Becker proved there are multiple ways to serve. For Becker, it was through music. Becker’s tour with the Army Band included playing for military personnel returning home…

The clatter of colorful tiles echoed through the Iola Public Library Tuesday afternoon, sounding almost like a flock of birds chirping back and forth. For the growing number of local residents discovering the game of…

It was a brutally hot summer day in 2018 when Donna Houser was in Wichita for a doctor’s appointment. As she arrived at the doctor’s office, Houser saw an amusing sight. A smartly dressed group…

The Allen County Sheriff’s Department is teaming up with Zero Reasons Why and the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center to host a fun run May 30 in Iola. Proceeds will go to support Zero Reasons…

MORAN — Nancy Houk, Warren Johnson and Kris Smith all have filed to keep their seats on the Moran City Council. The incumbents are the only ones to file so far, in advance of the…

For years, Allen Regional Transit (A.R.T.) has operated out of a small single-room office tucked into the back of the Recovery House at 16 N. Buckeye St. in Iola. On June 1, the growing non-profit…