Karen Works is getting a little anxious.She is putting together   digital donor display packages for the new Allen County Regional Hospital. Works needs information from several contributors of $1,200 or more to the Uniting for…

Iola High School teacher Joseph Turner hit the ground running. Not only did he take on teaching but he is coaching as well. In these positions he is able share his knowledge and interests with…

Some of the area’s most involved citizens have drafted goals to  help bring economic development to Allen County’s communities, and they believe there must be a collective effort to make these goals a reality.The Allen…

Fall festivals didn’t originate in our neck of the woods, but a legion of folks who care enough to give their very best have made local ones top-rung events.We have three major festivals remaining, starting…

The Miss America competition this year brought out the worst in people.As a child I was taught if you can’t say something nice you shouldn’t say anything at all.It’s a shame some Miss America viewers…

Larry W. Hartman, 64, Iola, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Moran. Burial…

Peggy Ann Meek, 67, Iola, passed away Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, at Windsor Place in Iola.Peggy was born April 30, 1946, in Iola, the daughter of Willie E. and Juanita Marie (Vest) Jones, Sr.She worked…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s junior varsity volleyball team continues to impress coach Jamie Stogdell.As reported Monday, the Wildcats zipped through their own tournament Saturday with a 4-0 record before falling in three games to…

LA CYGNE — Iola High’s freshman volleyball team went 1-3 at the Prairie View Invitational Tournament Saturday.The Fillies dropped 25-13, 25-16 and 25-15, 25-21 decisions to Jayhawk-Linn and Burlington, respectively, before crushing the host Buffalos,…

MORAN — Humboldt High’s junior varsity took home a tournament championship in come-from-behind fashion Saturday, overcoming a loss in the first set to host Marmaton Valley.The Lady Cubs won the second and third games of…