MORAN — “I can’t wait to see what the Lord has in store for southeast Kansas,” exclaimed Pastor Marsha Sue Mitchell. “I really believe there is something special fixin’ to happen in this area.” Mitchell’s…

Iola preschool students enjoyed a holiday meal with turkey and all the fixings on Tuesday afternoon at Iola High School’s science and technology building. Those enjoying the feast were preschool students from Iola Elementary School,…

Allen County 911 Dispatch Center director Chelsie Decker went before Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning to make her case for wage increases for dispatch center employees.  “We need to stay competitive with surrounding areas,” Decker…

In the midst of busy lives, we can forget how much local do-gooders improve our community. Doctors heal the sick, teachers help children learn to read, the trails stay cleared of brush; what’s the big…

“Stray Cat Strut” starts with a hum, then a thrum, then a throb. Lee Rocker, founding member of the iconic 1980s rockabilly band Stray Cats, launched onto the stage at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center…

Iola Rotarians sold 901 tickets for this year’s Grocery Grab, which took place Saturday morning at G&W Foods of Iola. Jessica Thompson of Iola bought just four of them, and was selected as the winner…

Steven was afraid to crack an egg. He gently tap, tap, tapped it. No luck. “You have to break it,” Doug Kerr, special education teacher at Iola High School, encouraged him. So Steven got a…

“When I realized it, my brain said, ‘you knew it all along,’” Allen County resident Alzina Kress remorsefully explained. “I fell for it and didn’t even think about it.”  Kress is a recent victim of…

The Iola school district hopes to secure grant funding to build a daycare on the elementary school campus. If successful, the project would build a facility on school grounds, east of a playground at Iola…

Two people were sent to metropolitan hospitals following a two-vehicle accident just north of the Humboldt turnoff on U.S. 169 Thursday evening. The Allen County Sheriff’s Department reported Jasper Delay, 19, Chanute, was southbound in…