Month: April 2011

In an ever-changing society, the Rev. Roger Collins and his flock at Iola Baptist Temple, 426 N. Second St., find their answers in the Bible.They worship three times a week — twice on Sunday and…

Mary Ellen Dix’s prom dates came 47 years apart.“This one’s a little different, though,” Dix acknowledged Sunday afternoon as she and her husband, Raymond, sat with friends in the Iola High School gymnasium. The Dixes…

Arliss Lyle Adams, 77, of Kincaid, died Thursday, April 14, 2011, at Allen County Hospital in Iola.Information about his life and funeral arrangements will be published when provided by Feuerborn Family Funeral Service of Garnett.Condolences…

MOUND CITY — Brenton Esslinger led Uniontown High’s junior varsity golf team to a third-place finish at Thursday’s Jayhawk-Linn High JV Invitational at Sugar Valley Golf Course.Esslinger shot a personal-best 49 as the third-place medalist.…

Instead of a night at the races, area stock car racing fans can have an afternoon at the races this week.Rain on Thursday night forced Humboldt Speedway to postpone its Friday night races. The races…

Allen County Community College’s dance team, the Firestarters, placed fourth in the junior college division of the American Dance/Drill Team International competition in late March.“This was a huge event and I was extremely happy with…

Greed is a terrible thing. No good ever comes from it. And greed is the only thing holding up progress on the new hospital.I don’t know the property owners, but they have been offered way…

Heath and Heather Curry needed a new furnace in their rural home just west of Gas and got an opportunity to get one a little on the cheap last fall.She is a member of the…

To the person or persons who defaced one of the Elm Creek Community Garden signs:I commend you on the accuracy of your spelling.However, you may want to retake biology as your knowledge of human anatomy…