Jeff Kluever fears the old Allen County Jail is so old that it’s nearing the days of when it no longer can be used as a museum.In a tour of the building Monday morning, Kluever,…

Robert Edwin Moerer Sr., 79, Yates Center, died Friday, June 3, 2011, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.He was born Nov. 22, 1931, in Yates Center, the son of Ronald Earl and Helen Catherine (Schaede)…

As Europe wrestles with a deadly new E. coli bacteria, Americans are also at risk and little is being done to protect us. Federal officials have identified six additional strains of E. coli in our…

President Barack Obama and Gov. Sam Brownback have one big thing in common: both agree that task number one is job creation. They share this priority with politicians of every stripe  — and most of…

OSAWATOMIE, Kan. (AP) — Miami County authorities say several cars of a Union Pacific train derailed just east of Osawatomie.No injuries or health hazards were reported after the derailment Saturday afternoon in rural Miami County.The…

Iolan Zack Osborn will learn the history and culture of several European countries and communities, while he travels the continent as a student ambassador.Osborn, son of Iolans Tim and Barbara Osborn, will travel to Europe…

Just above the entrance to Harvest Time Fellowship Church is written: “Building God’s Dream for Future Generations.”That is what Pastor Gerald Bailey, 30, wants to accomplish.“We don’t have a lot of members right now —…

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Kids who participate in SAFE BASE this summer are in for a whale of a time — three days a week in Iola and each Thursday on the road throughout June. Students who’ve just complete…

Laurie Hartley, Kearney, Mo., and Kevin Poteet, Liberty, Mo., announce their engagement and approaching marriage on July 4 in Willow, Alaska.The bride-elect is the daughter of Vivian Barnett, Colony, and the late Robert L. Barnett…