They’re almost on a first-name basis. A small, but vocal, group of citizens again addressed Allen County Hospital trustees Tuesday night about their concerns of locating the new hospital at the east entrance to town.“It’s…

Mary Kathleen “Katy” Haire, 85, of Iola died Sunday, June 19, 2011, at her home.She was born Jan. 15, 1926, in Wetumka, Okla., to Carl and Viola (Banks) Stadalman. The family eventually moved to Herrington…

A  couple of weeks ago I was with a group which toured the Salina campus of Kansas State University. The most popular class it offers is in aviation. Students learn to fly small aircraft for…

SALINA — Kaden Macha and Shane Walden led Iola Middle School to back-to-back league championships on the golf course.The two soon-to-be Iola High freshmen competed in the 52nd annual Kansas Boys Junior Amateur Championship last…

HUMBOLDT — Melissa Davidson decided to stay close to home and follow in the footsteps of former Humboldt High softball players.Davidson, who is a 2011 Humboldt High graduate, signed early in the spring to play…

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Historical Society will be hosting its 10th annual Appreciation Day on Saturday to say “thank you” to the many volunteers and the community as a whole for their support of the…

In his 66 years, Douglas Armstrong had spent 15 minutes in Humboldt, but knows the town from the early years of the 1920s better than most who live there.Armstrong spoke at a meeting of the…

The 15th annual Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs derby will bring young sportsmen to Abbott’s Pond Saturday morning.The event, sponsored by the Iola Police Department, offers prizes to the first 200 children ages 2-17…

Eric Lawrence smelled a rat when a door-to-door salesman  came to his door Sunday afternoon.Before Jack A. Brown, 26, of Skiatook, Okla., could get through his spiel, Lawrence, an Iola police lieutenant, was questioning inconsistencies…

When the last of the equipment and scrap is removed from the Johnny Womack estate sale along the old Santa Fe right of way south of U.S. 54, construction will start on an extension of…