Allen County Clerk Shannon Patterson has filed for election, and the race for District No. 3 commissioner is heating up as just days remain before a filing deadline. It’s Patterson’s first time running for election,…

Allen Community College trustees will continue discussion on the search for a new president at their next meeting Tuesday, June 11.  Bruce Moses resigned from the post after serving nearly two years, effective June 10.…

Iola school officials shared plans for a new reading program next year, after some staff and volunteers expressed dismay at the end of the Accelerated Reader program. Some aspects will stay the same, Jenna Higginbotham,…

Iola High School baseball and softball players filled the community building at Riverside Park Tuesday evening as a show of support for ballfield updates. City Council members discussed a proposed contract for services with Mammoth…

Lloyd Houk used his oratorial and pastoral skills to deliver a moving Memorial Day address Monday morning at Iola’s Highland Cemetery. “I have often been asked, ‘Why do we go to war?’ And the answer…

County commissioners met engineers halfway Tuesday morning by granting them more time to complete the landfill cell project. Jared Brooks, an engineer with Schwab Eaton of Manhattan, reported on the construction of a new cell…

Melvin Raphe, a World War I veteran whose parents are buried in LaHarpe, will be honored with a memorial service Sunday morning at the LaHarpe Cemetery. Family members from as far as Washington, Idaho and…

Allen Community College trustees accepted the resignation of president Bruce Moses Friday afternoon. Moses is leaving to be president/superintendent of Palo Verde College in Blythe, Calif.  Trustees will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday to discuss…

Hayley Derryberry wants the City of Iola to take “the journey to normalcy” when it comes to breastfeeding.  The owner of the former Derryberry Breadery is imploring council members to examine city code that prohibits…

Allen County Regional Hospital has named an interim administrator after Jeremy Armstrong resigned effective May 18, a representative of Saint Luke’s Health System said.  Armstrong oversaw operations at the Iola hospital as well as the…