Welcome to LaCrone Manor. Dare to step past the sneaky snake and the skeleton who beckons you into a web of terror. Don’t mind the suspicious spiders. And don’t worry about the zombies. They’re safely…

LAHARPE — In what’s better described as a disassembling than demolition, Joe Works is taking down the old LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church, brick by brick. Works, of Humboldt, is salvaging what he can from the…

USD 257 leaders showed Rep. Fred Gardner, R-Garnett, around district facilities on Thursday morning. Superintendent Stacey Fager, school board president Jennifer Taylor and Iola Elementary School principal Andy Gottlob gave Gardner a tour of the…

Allen County Recycling is hitting the pause button. Group members agreed Monday with Allen County Recycling Board President Dan Davis’s decision over the weekend to close up the group’s collections depot. “It’s just become harder…

Since becoming director of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce three years ago, Robin Schallie has made a mission to see a spiffier downtown. She spearheaded two mural projects, with local artists Max and Candice…

FORT SCOTT — Fort Scott Community College is suspending its upcoming women’s basketball season. College President Jason Kegler announced the suspension to college trustees this week, and subsequently notified the Jayhawk Conference. A number of…

The updated COVID-19 vaccine is now available at the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments. The vaccine is now in stock at offices in each of the four counties – Allen, Anderson, Bourbon and Woodson. The…

Jared Sigler of Humboldt, left, talks with Airstream owner Ed O’Connor of Overland Park. O’Connor and his wife, Jill, are part of the Missouri-Kansas Airstream Club, which set up around the Humboldt square this week…

The Iola City Council approved changes Monday to its municipal code for electric customers who take advantage of parallel generation, like solar or wind power. Moving forward, utility customers will be limited to installing systems…

It may take a couple of years, but county commissioners took the first steps to buy a rebuilt ambulance.  Michael Burnett, Iola’s EMS director, offered a proposal that would rebuild one of the county’s older…