Farm City Days offered a weekend jam-packed with fun and activities. It was a beautiful fall day for a parade, with bright, sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s. Events kicked off Friday with a…

The best stories always start, “Once upon a time…” This weekend’s Farm City Days carries that theme into a festival packed with magic and adventure.  The fun begins Friday evening with a community dinner from…

Suzy Wilks remembers plopping her two oldest sons, J.D. and Ron, on a blanket in the shade of a tree while she went off to plow a field.   “They were always in my sight,”…

Don Nichols credits everything that he has done and achieved to his upbringing in Iola. And he’s achieved a lot. “I’ve been blessed, and the blessing was being raised in Iola,” he said. Nichols has…

When the time came for Mike Geffert to pick his future career path, he hesitated for only a moment. Did he want to continue a farming tradition that began when his grandparents settled in Allen…

Shelli Barnett and her family strike again. They found the Farm City Days Medallion for the fourth time.  The family, about 11 members altogether, join forces every year to hunt for the medallion — except…

Once upon a time, in the land of Allen County, a metal medallion was hidden for all to seek.  This year’s “Once Upon a Time,” themed Farm City Days is scheduled for Oct. 18-19, but…

What could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has presented itself for 11-year-old Milo Franklin. The Iola youth is raising funds to travel to Europe with the Sporting Kaw Valley Elite team next spring.  Franklin has been…

Jerad Larkey, president of the Farm City Days committee, at right, gave attendees of Tuesday’s Chamber coffee, hosted at April Kroenke Photography, a preview of the upcoming festival. “Travel through time” is the theme for…

Who says retirement is for resting? Aside from maybe an idle afternoon at the fishing hole, or spending time with grandkids, Iolans Don and Donna Bauer remain on the go. They wouldn’t want it any…