It’s easy to see why Henry Cole is so popular with young readers — he’s a hoot. At a Friday night reception for Cole and Cynthia DeFelice, this year’s Allen County Young Authors Conference presenters,…

The “choir” listened attentively Thursday evening as school officials explained why USD 257 buildings at the very least need substantial upgrades, and that students would be served better with new facilities. The occasion was the…

Myrtle G. Johnson, 87, formerly of rural Moran, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Barone Alzheimer’s Care Center in Nevada, Mo. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in…

Donnel “Don” Duane Adams Sr., 89, Yates Center, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012. He was born June 23, 1922. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, Yates Center. Burial…

Kendra Rose and Jason Michael, LaHarpe, announce their engagement and pending marriage. The bride-elect, the daughter of George and Audra Rose, LaHarpe, is a 2006 Iola High School graduate and a 2009 graduate of Pittsburg…

Henry Cole and Cynthia DeFelice, who have delighted readers of all ages for years, will bring their enthusiasm for children’s literature to southeast Kansas this week for the annual Allen County Young Authors Conference. They…

In a brief meeting Tuesday with Allen County commissioners, Jeff Bauer said the latest version of Iola’s Neighborhood Revitalization Plan had been completed. “Basically, all we did was clean up the language a little bit,”…

The $17 million in bond monies used to begin construction of a new Allen County Hospital has been pulled from beneath the proverbial mattress. Hospital trustees agreed in a special meeting Thursday to invest idle…

A crisis was averted Thursday afternoon when a potentially suicidal man ultimately climbed down from the top of a three-story building. The man, whose name is not being released, has been taken into custody for…

A capacity crowd at Iola’s New Community Building was greeted with healthy doses of enthusiasm Friday for the inaugural “See, Hear Iola” event. The hour-long session featured a number of speakers touting Iola’s strengths, while…