Easter fun abounds this weekend with several egg hunts and festivities across the area. Iola The Iola Recreation Department offers an Easter Candy Hunt at Riverside Park starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. The hunt is…

TUESDAY  Yoga class, 5:30, LaHarpe City Hall; Allen Community College Trustees meeting, 6 p.m. “Fury on the Plains,” presented by the National Weather Service on severe weather events. 6:30 p.m., Bowlus Fine Arts Center Wednesday…

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it’s not.” — Dr. Seuss MORAN — More often than not, the driving force behind pretty much every successful community…

The July 4 holiday brings about food, fun and the obligatory fireworks. Exactly when residents can shoot off their firecrackers — and how late they can do so — depends on where they live. Fireworks…

Concerns about the rise in COVID-19 have prompted organizers to call off this year’s Iola Christmas Vespers concert. The concert had been scheduled for Sunday afternoon at Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church. Meanwhile, Yates Center…

LAHARPE — Parents and youngsters hoping to find a Christmas activity or three are in luck. Courtney Frame, LaHarpe health and wellness coordinator, is hosting an afternoon with Santa from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday…

A flurry of activity is keeping CASA busy this fall. The Court Appointed Special Advocates program of the 31st Judicial District hopes to recruit at least six new advocates by Jan. 1 to fill a…

At Monday night’s meeting, Iola officials approved about $72,000 to be distributed among eight local organizations and celebrations for 2021.  The funds come from the 10% convention and tourism tax levied against local hotels and…

Farm City Days promises a weekend of fun and excitement with its 2020 “Candyland” theme. Thursday 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. — Fun Times Shows Carnival (Discounted armbands for the carnival are available for purchase…

LAHARPE — The first of a number of community projects kicked off over the weekend, with a team of volunteers gathering to help build a new pump track for bicycling enthusiasts. The group worked at…