Iola City Council members removed a huge hurdle for construction to begin soon on a new Allen County Hospital on North Kentucky Street, voting 7-2 to rezone 25 acres of land in what had been…

Another emotionally charged round of comments from local residents filled Tuesday’s Iola City Council meeting, again focusing on former City Administrator Judy Brigham’s dismissal a few weeks before she was scheduled to retire.  The complaints…

Word has been received of the death of Iolan Frank P. Clubine, 74, on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced later by Waugh-Yokum…

Glenda Laver, “Pug,” 64, Moran, died at her home Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. She will always be remembered as a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother. Glenda was born May 29, 1947, in Kansas City,…

Lois Irene Kershner, 82, Moran, died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, at Moran Manor.   She was born Feb. 20, 1929, Kincaid, the daughter of William Elmer and Zaida Marie Worden Ross. She married Chester M.…

Andreux J. Argento, 23, died unexpectedly at his home in Highlands Ranch, Colo., on Sept. 25, 2011. While not yet confirmed, hantavirus is suspected. At the time of his death, A.J. was a student in…

Frances Pauline Smith, 90, Iola, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, at Moran Manor. Frances was born Sept. 14, 1921 in Colony, the daughter of Lloyd and Ethel (Heath) Weatherman. She grew up in Colony and…

Jack H. McBride, 68, Moran, died Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, at Allen County Hospital in Iola. Jack was born Nov. 25, 1942, in Texarkana, Texas, the son of John Henry and Vila Mae (Farren) McBride.…

Shannon Yocham, Iola, and Tyler Walton, Coffeyville, are the parents of a son, Adontas Ray Walton, born Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, in Iola. He weighed 6 pounds, 11.3 ounces and was 18 3/4 inches long.…

Joshua and Kylee Skahan, Topeka, are the parents of a daughter, Baylee Grace, born Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, at Stormont Vail in Topeka. She weighed 9 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 22 inches long. Baylee…