The Iola Public Library will host a solar eclipse event on the front lawn Saturday, Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. The partial eclipse begins here at 10:20 a.m. and reaches magnitude at 11:45 a.m. when…

On Saturday,  the moon will pass in front of the sun, but this does not mean that we will be treated to a total solar eclipse.  Rather, it will be an annular, or partial, solar…

Discussion on the $9.95 million bond issue to renovate the Allen County Courthouse is at 6:30 Tuesday at the courthouse. The evening begins with tours of the building followed by a Q & A session…

There’s a simple solution to the housing crisis in Southeast Kansas: Money. But without a ready supply of cash to build infrastructure and buildings, and without buyers flush with funds, the problem is a lot…

If Jon Wells were a betting man, he’d be all in on Iola.  “We’re right on the cusp. There’s a lot going on in town, and a lot that could happen for Iola. But it…

Brody Nemecek’s busy week in Iola included a stop by his alma mater Thursday. Nemecek, a 2020 Iola High School graduate, is in his senior year at Kansas State University and was part of a…

In coming to Allen Community College, Huda Zeitouni is able to parlay two of her passions — a love of teaching, and a love of exploring the world of psychology — into her career. “It’s…

Iola City Council members will discuss a laundry list of infrastructure projects Tuesday that could be funded with federal dollars. There’s much that could be handled if the city receives its share of the Bipartisan…

HUMBOLDT — Ask most folks about Kansas State University, and they’ll inevitably point to the picturesque campus in the heart of Manhattan, or mention the wildly successful KSU sports teams. “It’s a good time to…

“The coolest library in the world” is coming to Iola. Iola Reads has picked “Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library,” by Chris Grabenstein, as its Young Adult selection for 2023. The book offers an adventure that…