Humboldt’s Bob Johnson traveled through the town to photograph the numerous new light displays and larger-than-life ornaments. The downtown is aglow with colorful trees and candy cane archways that say “Welcome” and “Humboldt,” leading the…

And the city said, let there be light — Christmas lights, that is. After fearing it may have been too late to add Christmas lights to outline Iola’s downtown buildings this year, Mayor Steve French…

Dear editor, The article about Iola Christmas lights had me harummping quite a bit.  It was known last year that the system was failing badly as lights were being pieced together then. But nothing was…

Downtown Iola will be a little less bright for the holiday season this year. The city will not light the buildings surrounding the courthouse square for Christmas because the old strands have begun to fail.…

Welcome to the caffeinated jungle. Billed as part coffee shop, part plant store — and hopefully much more — business partners Myra Gleason and Jack Blevins are putting the finishing touches on Fillmore Coffeehouse and…

 Jo’s Men’s Grooming is moving to 9 W. Madison in Iola, the former home of the Shirt Shop. Tai Lee, owner of Jo’s Men’s Grooming, said she pulled into her business’s new home early Thursday…

Iolans Caiden Cloud and Dillon Slaven received a hearty thanks in the form of certificates from the Community Involvement Task Force-PRIDE Committee for their volunteer work around Iola’s courthouse square. Cloud and Slaven assisted CITF-PRIDE…

HUMBOLDT — Beth Barlow of A Bolder Humboldt updated council members Monday night on “The Last Mile,” which is a bike lane connecting the Southwind Rail Trail trailhead north of town to downtown Humboldt, funded…

Area youth enjoyed the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce’s first Pedal Fest around the square on Monday as part of a July Fourth celebration. The event also included hot dogs and other snacks, and trolley…

While the high school kids are at prom, everyone else can play. Squarefest is a first-time music and food event on the square this Saturday, offered to all ages during the Iola High School prom. …