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Iola celebrated Halloween Thursday with variety of activities. Throngs of youngsters flocked to Iola’s Riverside Park for the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Trunk or Treat, the first time the event has been held at…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025, days before a presidential election that could threaten eligibility and raise costs for…

John Brocker, Republican candidate for County Commission District 3, has been hitting the streets for his campaign. He’s knocked on doors and spoken to hundreds of residents in the district, which includes the southern part…

Jon Wells wants to take the politics out of local affairs.  “At the local level, community issues aren’t Republican or Democrat,” he said.  And for that very reason, Wells is running as an Independent for…

Voters will head to the polls Tuesday for their final opportunity to make choices in the 2024 election. Turnout is expected to be high, fanned by interest in the presidential election between Vice President Kamala…

The days are dwindling to when Allen County voters go to the polls Tuesday to voice their opinion on a proposed half-cent sales tax. County Commissioners devised the proposal. The proposed tax will generate approximately…

U.S.-based airlines are now required to give passengers automatic cash refunds when a flight is significantly delayed or canceled — even if the customer doesn’t ask for one — under a new Department of Transportation…

Allen Community College trustees agreed to spend up to $14 million for construction of a new Career and Technical Education facility and a maintenance building. They acknowledged it also could cost another $1 million or…

From the humorous to the heartfelt — and occasionally the heart-breaking — the W-ICT RadioLand Players are here to transport the audience back 80 years or so, to a time when the world was at…

Infrastructure and housing top the list of priorities for Elsmore residents. The small community held a Community Conversation Oct. 22 to discuss what they enjoy about their town, as well as what areas need improvement.…