Kansas lawmakers got their first look Tuesday at a proposal to create a 401(k)-style pension program for state employees. It was put together by a committee studying KPERS, which is under-funded by $8.3 billion.  Critics…

Construction of an eight-inch water main to support the new Allen County Hospital on North Kentucky Street will start in about three weeks. A four-inch gas main also will be laid, with its installation to…

At some point during the revitalization process of Project 17, individual communities and counties will be called upon to put some skin in the game. Iola isn’t wasting any time. Earlier this month, Iola Mayor…

As much as Eric Olson likes to talk about where Sonic Equipment Company is headed in the movie industry, he’s just as eager to remember where the company has been and where it is today.…

Fred LeRoy Kenison, 93, of McLouth died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at F.W. Huston Senior Living Center in Winchester.  He was born March 10, 1918, in Buffalo, the son of Frank Asberry and Sarah Myrtle…

Pauline Perez, 96, of Humboldt died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at Allen County Hospital in Iola after becoming ill at her home. Pauline was born June 20, 1915, in Neodesha, the daughter of Augustine and…

Jerry and Zolene Bland, Iola, announce the birth of their daughter, Hadassah Moriah, born Dec. 27, 2011, at Allen County Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds, 8.7 ounces and was 20 inches long. She joins a…

INDEPENDENCE — Allen County Community College’s Red Devil men cannot break into the win column in Jayhawk Eastern Division play. The Red Devil women had a rough outing against No. 14 Independence Community College’s Lady…

Drew Walden and Jerrik Sigg have played baseball together since — well, forever it seems. On Tuesday the two Iola High seniors signed letters of intent to play Allen County Community College baseball next year. …

Mitt Romney said a day or so ago he thought his tax bill amounted to about 15 percent of his income and, maybe, he’ll make his tax return(s) public in April. In his campaign presentations…