PEABODY — The Kansas Department of Commerce made a deal with officials in Peabody to allow completion of a $1.5 million infrastructure improvement project designed to spark economic renewal in the central Kansas town. The…

Employees at businesses in downtown Iola are dressing up in Chief’s colors for Red Friday. Fans typically wear their gear the Friday before a big game. This weekend just so happens to be the biggest.…

Droves of kids and those young-at-heart wait patiently outside Santa’s house Wednesday afternoon on the downtown square. It was the last chance for Iolans to visit with the jovial man in red before he makes…

A downtown bar is returning after a one-year hiatus. A kitchen fire closed Rookies Sports Bar & Grill at 105 E. Jackson Ave. in August 2023, prompting owners Carri and Mike Sailor to move to…

HUMBOLDT — “Sidewalks are very difficult on trees,” Cole Herder told Humboldt Council members Monday evening.  Trees planted along Bridge Street on the north side of the square are an especial challenge, said Herder, city…

Hayley Derryberry wants the City of Iola to take “the journey to normalcy” when it comes to breastfeeding.  The owner of the former Derryberry Breadery is imploring council members to examine city code that prohibits…

“When Spring Comes,” a Kevin Henkes book for very young readers, is displayed in windows of 16 businesses around the square, thanks to the efforts of Iola Friends of the Library Stephanie Larson and Mary…

After announcing plans to significantly scale back Derryberry Breadery because of numerous challenges, Hayley Derryberry hopes area residents will rethink how they support small business. “Just simple things from time to time, practiced by everyone,…

By summer, the northeast corner of the Iola square will be anchored by the red, white and blue of Crown Realty.   The Paola-based real estate company has purchased the once-stately building that began in…

When first meeting Alex Mitchell and Allison Henkle, you might assume they are sisters by how complementary their personalities are. You wouldn’t be too far off. The two have been close friends since 2010 when…