Somebody once asked Steve Strickler if he was going to follow in his father’s footsteps. Not likely, he joked. “He wears size 13, and I wear 9 ½.” But Steve eventually did follow — and…

A dozen eager vocalists shared the gift of song this week to audiences in Humboldt and Iola. In return, several locals treated the members of the Texas Youth Chorale to some good, old-fashioned Kansas hospitality.…

Today is a deadline many thought they would never come.  The recycling program managed by Iola Rotary Club for more than 25 years in one form or another is ending.  That means that tons of…

It would be impossible to think of Harry Clubine anywhere but on the farm. He was born the son of a dairy farmer, rising every morning at the crack of dawn — “or earlier,” he…

A tornado skipped across the north part of Allen County last night, barely missing Iola but causing considerable tree and roof damage in Moran. It did its first damage to the northwest of Iola when…

The Farm Marshals for the 2020 Farm City Days celebration are Harry and Kathleen Clubine. Harry Clubine has worked for Strickler Dairy since the summer of 1986, and Kathleen has worked as a paraprofessional at…

Voters across the state have two questions for Rep. Roger Marshall as he campaigns for a seat in the U.S. Senate. “Folks want to know when it’s going to get back to normal,” Marshall said,…

A pack of 175 first-graders learned firsthand about life on the farm Monday. The annual Fall Ag Day event, hosted by Strickler Dairy, allowed students from Iola, Humboldt, Marmaton Valley and Yates Center schools to…