Three area players received postseason honors from Tri-Valley League coaches. The 2010 All-Tri-Valley League basketball teams were selected by league coaches last week.Humboldt High senior Tevin Strack and Yates Center High junior Dalton Smith received…

Marcus Sullivan has wrestled for only two years. The Iola High junior was a member of the first-ever IHS wrestling team in 2008-2009.In late February, Sullivan was Iola’s first state tournament qualifers. And Monday night,…

SAVONBURG — The bottom line for Savonburg Public Library ballooned by 40 percent Tuesday afternoon.Library officials accepted a check for $4,713.50 from the Southeast Kansas Community Action Program. The money comes down the pipe from…

GAS — Mark Henry stepped out of his role as a Gas councilman Tuesday night to comment as a citizen about last year’s road improvement work.“Dust from the streets is just rolling,” Henry said. “They’re…

With British Petroleum more receptive to letting Monarch Cement Co. access its land, a two-mile-plus conveyor may be in place before too long for the cement company.Harvey Buckley, vice president for cement manufacturing, told Allen…

Angie Murphy, 911 dispatch director, told Allen County Commissioners Tuesday that the Allen County Farm Bureau had available large, reflective address signs to help emergency personnel quickly locate homes of those needing assistance.Signs designed to…

Allen County employees won’t get raises until commissioners understand the county’s financial standing for this year and 2011.“We need to be above board and honest,” Chairman Gary McIntosh told several department heads Tuesday morning. “We…

The sixth year of Elm Creek Community Garden is shaping up to be the busiest yet.Carolyn McLean, who with her husband, Val, owns the land on which the garden sits, spoke extensively Tuesday with Iola…

Those voting April 6 to decide the size of Iola’s next city commission can request advance ballots as soon as March 17.Iola City Clerk Roxanne Hutton spelled out Tuesday procedures for the upcoming vote, where…

Iola’s hopes to extend the Prairie Spirit Trail to Riverside Park could become significantly more expensive if the city buys neighboring land along its route.Iola commissioners received notice Tuesday from three local appraisers setting the…