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…

Allen County Commissioners pledged $1,000 in yet another broadband project on Tuesday, this time with LaHarpe Communications. “We’d like to lay fiber along the northeast corner of Iola, up to Carlyle, and then west on…

“I’m proud to be a part of the 2% that feeds the other 98%,” declared Aidan Yoho about his experience in farming.  A freshman at Allen Community College, Yoho recently won first place in the…

Iola Elementary School Principal Andy Gottlob, left, and USD 257 Superintendent Stacey Fager grill hamburgers for students at lunch Monday. Administrators at Iola middle and high schools will offer a cookout for lunch on Thursday.

Different economic classes have “hidden rules.” For example, those who live in poverty collect relationships instead of things. They need people who can help navigate various challenges in life. “When you’re in middle class and…