Musa Abdelgadir, of Sudan, a sophomore studying psychology, is one of about 68 Allen Community College students who remain on campus during the Thanksgiving break. Volunteers such as Lisa and Joel Wicoff, above, provided meals…

Iola High School student volunteers serve a Thanksgiving feast to USD 257 preschool students Tuesday afternoon at the IHS science and technology building. All of the district’s preschoolers gathered together for the annual tradition. That…

Wesley United Methodist Church volunteers served around 500 Thanksgiving dinners to community members Wednesday evening. Spearheaded by Barbara Leavitt, about 20 volunteers cooked, distributed, and even delivered the meals in what, from the outside at…

Community recycling is making a comeback beginning Saturday at the Allen County Recycling facility.  “It’s a quality-of-life issue,” said Dan Davis, volunteer. “Recycling benefits everybody.” Davis and fellow volunteers are spearheading the monthly collection effort…

Accelerated Reader is an educational tool — and like any tool, it’s useful only when used properly. That was a recurring theme in comments from parents and retired and current educators who shared their concerns…

Iola Elementary School is ending a reading program after more than two decades, sparking criticism from some members of the staff and community. The school will no longer use the Accelerated Reader (AR) program and…

“My parents always told me that you’ve got to give back,” said CASA advocate Amy Roeder. This is exactly what 10 new Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) have set out to do. Chief Judge Daniel…

Shop Thrifty, the Iola Senior Citizens Inc. thrift store, has completed its expansion project at 223 N. State St. Board members and others celebrated with a ribbon cutting. The expansion was funded by store proceeds…

Hope Unlimited and AmeriCorps Senior volunteers partnered Monday to honor local First Responders for 9/11 Day of Remembrance. 

Leaders of a volunteer recycling effort are again seeking help to keep the program going. Janie Works, a volunteer with Allen County Recycling, asked county commissioners to hire staff to help with the recycling program. …