As autumn progresses and vibrantly colored foliage becomes Mother Nature’s litter, Iola city crews will assist with cleanup by offering leaf pickup on Monday.All leaves must be bagged and placed curbside by 8 a.m. Monday.No…

HUMBOLDT — Beverly Headley came to the Humboldt Future Farmers of America workday auction Monday night with the expectation of finding help to paint her mother’s home.Charity trumped pragmatism, though. The 24 students offered on…

Iola Public Library will have an open house from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday for the public to see the newly renovated portion of the library.  Tours will be given and refreshments will be served. …

“We needed a fall like this to get caught up with field work and maintenance,” Shawn Geffert said Monday afternoon of the unusually cooperative weather. Five years ago Geffert took over full-time responsibility of the…

Donald Earl “Don” Stanley, 73, of Elsmore died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010.He was born Feb. 26, 1937, in Elsmore, to Earl and Blanche (Cox) Stanley. He was a life-long Elsmore resident and a fifth generation…

This letter is in response to Emerson Lynn, jr.’s editorial regarding “USDA on both sides of the battle against obesity.” The editorial, as well as the New York Times article it references, have serious inaccuracies.Most…

Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, co-chairmen of the deficit reduction commission, put a plateful of their ideas on the table last  Wednesday, more than two weeks before the Dec. 1 due date President Barack Obama…

Playing defense for a full 40-minute game has been a problem for Allen County Community College Red Devil men. That is why the Red Devils are 0-4 in the young 2010-2011 season.On Friday, the Red…

Allen County Community College’s women struggled in front of the home crowd over the weekend. The Red Devils were not able to win one of their two games in the ACCC Citizens Bank Classic.“Our decision…

Bob Lane was prepared for an emotional gathering Saturday.Seeing several fellow World War II veterans is always special, he admitted.And Saturday marked the first time many of those who participated in a 2008 Honor Flight…