William “Bill” Wilson, 84, Iola, died Friday, July 27, 2012, at Windsor Place. Bill was born March 30, 1928, in LaHarpe, the son of Hugh T. and Grace L. (Wilcox) Wilson. He graduated from Iola…

James Russell Nelson, 92, of Elsmore passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012, at Allen County Hospital. He was born Oct. 26, 1919, in Elsmore, the son of Charles William and Matilda Susan (Peterson) Nelson. …

Ronald Lee “Ron” Jackson, 75, brother to Wayne Jackson of Iola, passed away Monday, July 23, 2012 at his home in Joplin, Mo. Ron was born Dec. 25, 1936, in Oshkosh, Neb. to Alta Mary…

Janet (Stewart) Halloran, 79, of Topeka, passed away Friday, July 27, 2012.   She was born in Dodge City, on Nov. 23, 1932, to Robert and Margaret (Rees) Stewart.  She graduated from Wichita County Community High…

Dear editor, I am writing this letter in support of Ed Bideau for the Kansas House of Representatives in the 9th District. I have known Ed since he was 15. We lived behind the Bideau…

The primary election next week is an important one for Republicans in Kansas. If far-right Republicans win those nominations, they also are likely to dominate the Legislature — Kansas has never been so solidly Republican…

PRATT — Timely hitting didn’t come for Iola American Legion Post 15’s A Indians so they could stay in contention at the 2012 Kansas American Legion A State Baseball Tournament. The A Indians lost the…

Hannah Holland of Bucyrus and her horse seem to own Allen County Fair Rodeo’s arena. For the third straight year, Holland won the girls’ barrel racing event in the Lyle Dreher Memorial Rough Riders Arena.…

Larry Hoover never forgot his first car. As a junior at Jayhawk-Linn High School nearly 40 years ago, the Mound City native paid $650 for a 1964 Chevelle Supersport. It was 10 years old, but…

Take a trip down the rabbit hole at this year’s fair. Today, rabbit judging is at the the Allen County Fair. Even though the fair is once a year the 4-H’ers spend all year taking…