Battling the strong winds of Tuesday, Allen Community College’s Red Devils and Neosho County Community College’s Panthers had two low-scoring softball games on the Allen field. It was Allen’s first Jayhawk Eastern Division doubleheader of…

Donna Nordt, left, and Rose Mary Riley sliced biscuits early this morning in preparation for the third Iola Lenten breakfast at St. John’s Catholic Church Parrish Hall. More than 100 people participated. Next Wednesday’s breakfast…

George W. Wilkinson, 63, Uniontown, was killed Monday afternoon after his utility vehicle crashed in an alley in downtown Fort Scott. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Wilkinson was northbound in the alley of the…

Musical stylings by Granddad’s Garage, also known as David Shelby and his sons Kyle and Tyler, will fill Creitz Recital Hall at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center on Thursday evening. Admission to the 7 p.m.…

A pile of leaves and other vegetation deposited two years ago at the Elm Creek Community Garden has become a fertile magnet for gardeners. Tracy Keagle hopes to capitalize on that desirous pile of dirt…

Jeffrey Tyler Doolittle, 17, Mapleton, pleaded guilty here Tuesday to trespassing and attempted theft. Doolittle was accused of going onto property owned by Roger Welch, rural Moran, and attempting to steal gasoline from a storage…

A bill working its way through the Legislature that would increase public school funding and allow school districts more local control over property tax collections has Allen County leaders at odds. Senate Bill 450, scheduled…

Elaine Theresa Cannon, 90, of Elsmore died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, at Restoration Fellowship Chapel…

Thomas Friedman wakes up every morning looking for a new reason to be hopeful about the course of human history. He is an optimist to the core. And  because he knows so much about so…

Allen County Community College’s Red Devil softball team had a good day and a bad day on their home diamond over the weekend. Allen County went 2-2 at home over the weekend. The Red Devils…