The setting looked all too familiar to Doug Desmarteau and his Allen Community College soccer team.For the third game in a row, the Red Devils let a slim lead slip away, this one to visiting…

It took about 3½ minutes in the first half and 75 seconds in the second to turn a memorable day into a historic one for Allen Community College’s women.The Red Devils, behind the scoring wizardry…

Enbridge Pipelines has filed an eminent domain lawsuit against Monarch Cement Company to accommodate construction of its crude oil pipeline in Allen County.The pipeline, known commonly as the Flanagan South Pipeline, will run through Illinois,…

Marci Penner and WenDee LaPlant of the Kansas Sampler Foundation are visiting all 626 incorporated cities in Kansas on a research mission for the second edition of the “Kansas Guidebook for Explorers.”Penner is the author…

The fat lady’s aria detailing merger of Allen County and Iola’s ambulance services may not be heard quite as quickly as had been anticipated.Allen County commissioners said Tuesday morning they had concerns about how county…

The 67th annual Moran Day celebration kicks off at 7 a.m. Saturday and will continue at 9 a.m. Sunday with a golf tournament.The theme this year is “A Nation of Neighbors, 1881-2013.” The Moran Day…

Friday night is a special night for Iola and Humboldt high school football fans, one that should have stands in the two towns filled to the brim.The Mustangs and Cubs have broken quickly from the…

Thame Eramon Whisenand, 96, formerly of Yates Center, passed away Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, at Windsor Place in Iola.Thame was born Aug. 18, 1917, in Kellogg, Ia., the son of John and Clara (Malloy) Whisenand.…

Lester Albert Malcolm, 94, Chanute, passed away at Hillview Nursing Center in Platte City, Mo., Friday, Sept. 13, 2013. He was born on Feb. 9, 1919, in Chanute, the son of Lester and Jessie Malcolm. …

Allen Community College’s volleyball team picked an opportunity to kick its level of play up a notch.The Red Devils, in the midst of their busiest stretch of the 2013 season, came back with a flourish…