Alice Marie Gilpin, along with her parents, Geoffrey and Kristy Gilpin, announces the arrival of her new baby brother, Oliver William Gilpin, born Dec. 6. William weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and was 21 inches…

Alan Dean Van Fleet, 65, Burlington, died Dec. 20, 2012, at the Life Care Center in Burlington.Alan was born to Melvin and Lucy Jarvis Van Fleet on Feb. 13, 1947, at Roanoke Rapids, N.C.He married…

Last month 112 garment factory workers died in a fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh. An investigation showed that huge piles of cloth and yarn had been stored on the floor around the workers in violation of…

COLONY — Crest Middle School’s boys dropped a doubleheader Monday at home to St. Paul.The A team lost 41-9. Blake Ashmore, Caleb Stephens, Carter Messenger and Gage Adams scored two points apiece for the Lancers.…

YATES CENTER — Yates Center High’s Cameron Brown won the individual scoring honors, but his team came up short in the overall contest Thursday evening.Brown’s 31 points weren’t enough for the Wildcats, who fell behind…

It has reached the point that upon arriving to area sporting events, parents tend to look for a familiar bespectacled photographer roaming the sidelines. If he’s there, Mike Myer knows to expect a visit or…

Allen County Hospital recently received accreditation from the American College of Radiation for its use of its CT scanner.David-Paul Cavazos, director of radiology at the hospital, said the hospital received the prestigious certification on its…

Thursday evening children of all ages from Allen County lined up outside Santa’s Toy Shop off the Iola square. Noses were pushed up against the large storefront windows, as children “oohed and aahed” at the…

Rose Zetta “Rosie” Collins, 72, Piqua, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, en route from Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, to Allen County Hospital.Rosie was born Aug. 15, 1940, in Bloomfield, Ind., the daughter of Clyde and…

Teresa “Terry” (Hayes) Karmann passed away Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, at Coffey County Hospital, Burlington. She was 67. Terry was born Jan. 16, 1945, in Geary County, the daughter of Ted Hayes and Annetta (Myers).…