Mike Quinn, pastor of First Baptist Church in Iola, believes everyone deserves love during the holiday season — even those who are behind bars.For the past two years, Quinn has been visiting the Allen County…

Stolen patrol truck leads to chase, crash   MORAN — A Chanute man is in custody following a wreck in which he crashed a stolen Neosho County sheriff’s pickup into an unsuspecting family’s utility vehicle…

After a busy stretch to open their respective 2012-13 sports seasons, area high school athletes have a few days to collect themselves before entering the hearts of their schedules.Iola High’s basketball teams will not resume…

Ralph Barclay, 75, Chanute, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Neosho Regional Memorial Medical Center, Chanute. He was retired Neosho County Community College instructor and coach.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First…

Gale D. Beck, 89, Iola, husband of Joan Beck, passed away Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at Windsor Place in Iola.Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel, Iola. Funeral…

Dear editor,My name is Torre DePriest and I’m a fifth-grader at Jefferson Elementary. You might be wondering why you are getting this letter. Currently we have full cages at ACARF and my goal is to…

If members of Congress didn’t have to worry about being re-elected, would it change today’s stalemate on budget talks?Stupid question.Thursday night the House of Representatives failed to hold a vote on its Plan B, a…

Learning to play an instrument is a challenge in and of itself, but try learning to play having been blind since birth, most would say it is impossible. It wasn’t impossible for Iola’s latest addition,…

City council members discussed building codes Thursday, and approved City Administrator Carl Slaugh to pursue information for updating Iola’s codes.Slaugh said building codes are part of an international program that releases updates for the codes…

Brandon and Shauna Berntsen are the proud parents of a new baby boy, Jaxson Storm Berntsen.He was born Dec. 13 at Allen County Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 15.7 ounces and was 19 inches long.Jaxson’s…