When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer there is no way to prepare for all she will have to cope with. That is why knowledge and a strong support system are necessary pillars for…

Myths were dispelled and facts became clearer about health care reform in a program held Thursday in the West Townhouse Community Room. The program, sponsored by the Kansas Health Consumer Coalition (KHCC) and organized by…

For some people, the sound of a passing train is loud and irritating. For Steve Anderson and Ken Groves that sound brings excitement. But Steve and Ken are not most people; the two built a…

Allen Community College had more to contend with than its opponent on the soccer field Thursday.The Red Devil women also had to deal with a ferocious west wind that wreaked havoc on the team’s first-half…

PARSONS — Iola Middle School’s seventh-graders capped a successful season in come-from behind fashion.The Ponies trailed 6-0 at the break before scoring twice in the second half.Cale Barnhart’s one-yard touchdown run with 1:37 left on…

Former Elsmore resident Freda W. Stange died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, at the age of 92 in Topeka.Freda was born Sept. 25, 1920, in Lebanon, Mo., the daughter of Roy and Chloda (Davis) Jones. She…

Beverly June Livingstone Lutton died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 2, 2012, after a long illness.Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Midland.The family respectfully asks that no flowers be…

Seth Andrew Bennett, 26, Iola, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.He was born Oct. 9, 1986, at Galveston, Texas, the son of Robert L. and Mary M. (Dietrich) Bennett. He…

Larry L. Larkey, 80, Chanute, passed away Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at Chanute Health Care.Larry was born in Iola March 4, 1932, the son of Robert D. and Vivian (Paugh) Larkey.He graduated from Moran High…

Thelma Marcha Manbeck, 96, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, at Windsor Place in Iola.She was born Sept. 18, 1916, near Gravity, Iowa, to Charles and Hilma Cloyd. The family moved to the Moran area…