HUMBOLDT — When Jennifer Unruh and her husband, Arthur, moved to Iola last summer they were anxious about the transition from city life to that of rural.  “We wondered what it would be like to…

Mildred C. “Midge” Ansell, 82, of Iola died Sunday, April 15, 2012, at her home. Midge was born Nov. 5, 1929, at Medoc, Mo., the daughter of Hosea and Jessie (Berry) Seeber. She lived in…

James Arthur Summervill, 71, of Humboldt died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. James was born on Jan. 13, 1941, in Humboldt, the son of James Walter and Florence (Ward) Summervill.…

Margaret F. Karr, 81, of rural Iola died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Moran Manor. Margaret was born Nov. 27, 1930, on the family farm at Piqua, the daughter of John C. and Mary (Bruggeman)…

Denise Alene Jurgeson Miller, sister of Deborah Chriestenson, Neosho Falls, and Vicki Curry, Iola, died Monday, April 9, 2012, in California after losing her battle to cancer.   Funeral services have taken place in California.…

Dear editor, Mayor or figurehead? That is the question. The proposal coming from our new city council is for a weakened mayor’s position. In effect the person getting the most votes, having run for the…

Friday the Storm Prediction Center in Norman issued a warning that severe weather, including baseball-sized hail and tornadoes, could strike central Oklahoma and range into Kansas as far as Salina this afternoon and evening. The…

A lawsuit has been filed in federal court by the Wyandotte Nation seeking to have land the tribe purchased in Park City, a Wichita suburb, approved as a site for a tribe-owned casino. Kansas has…

ERIE — Marmaton Valley High and Yates Center High golfers competed in a junior varsity tournament hosted by Erie High School Tuesday. Marmaton Valley finished third as a team with a 203.  Jayhawk-Linn won the…

BRONSON — Uniontown High’s Eagles played away games at home Monday. They did not enjoy home field advantage. Oswego High’s Indians powered past the Eagles 12-2 and 13-3 in two run-ruled, five-inning games. The Eagles…