Chipotle, the nationwide Mexican food chain with more than 1,000 restaurants, found itself the target of an immigration crackdown in Minnesota this month that has forced the company to fire about half of its workforce…

Allen County Aces, the area club volleyball teams, competed in three tournaments over the weekend.The two 14-year-old teams played in the West Franklin volleyball tournament. Aces 14-1 won the tournament and Aces 14-2 placed fifth.The…

Thinking baseball?That’s right baseball when it’s snowing and cold outside. Allen County Community College’s baseball team is holding its annual winter baseball school, Feb. 19-20. The school is for boys and girls, ages 8 to…

Wintry weather won again Tuesday.The snow wiped out the area high school and junior high sporting event schedule for Tuesday evening.Iola High was to have made up a dual in wrestling Osawatomie for the Mustangs’…

After 27 years, Mel and Mary Price are putting away the shears.Price’s Fabric, 1845 1400 St., north of Iola, is selling its inventory to Brenda and Dale Flowers of Chanute who will expand their custom…

Allen County courthouse employees who missed two days of work last week because of the blizzard will be paid for one day and will make up the other with a vacation or personal leave day.…

Brian Biermann, 34, has definite ideas of what he wants to do in education and he thinks USD 257 would fit in nicely.That includes immersing himself as much as possible with students.Biermann was here Tuesday…

A second round of severe winter weather in eight days paralyzed the area with eight to 12 inches of snow, depending on who made the assessment.All area schools were closed for today well before bedtime…

Alberta Gordon, 80, of Derby died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, due to complications from a stroke.She was a retired bank teller.Survivors include a daughter, Janet Sue and her husband, Vari Minassian, Morton, Ill.; sons, James,…

Margery E. Spillman, 89, of Moran died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott.She was born July 1, 1920, in Anderson County west of Colony on her grandfather’s farm. She was the…