More and more people are taking the necessary steps to enter the medical field. The interest in becoming a certified medication assistant as a career option has become quite popular in the local area.Certified medication…

One classroom at Allen Community College is offering a glimpse into the form of modern education, and what it may be in the future.Christy Cutshaw’s classroom number is B24, and inside its walls is quite…

There are rebuilding jobs, and then there is the task faced with Allen Community College women’s basketball coach Katie Mahoney.Mahoney, hired days before the 2013-14 school year started to replace the departing Mark James, is…

With five returnees, and a number of talented newcomers joining the Allen Community College basketball ranks, things are looking up for the 2013-14 season.Head coach Andy Shaw expects the Red Devils to surprise some people,…

It was a storybook evening for Allen Community College’s volleyball team, Wednesday, with a thrilling Sophomore Night matchup against the Red Devils’ rivals from Neosho.But the evening filled with dramatic momentum shifts, rally-saving heroics and…

Gayle Clair Wiley, 76, Colony, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, Colony. Visitation will be…

Dorothy Ellen Wray, 90, formerly of Iola, passed away Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, at Emeritus at Spicewood Springs in Austin, Texas.Dorothy was born May 19, 1923, in Iola to Henry R. and Ruth Strong Hess.…

Frances M. “Fran” Clay, 68, Iola, and formerly of Parsons, passed away Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. She had been in failing health.She was born Feb. 9, 1945, in New…

A lifelong friendship, sparked by Mayte Garcia-Romera’s stay in Iola as a foreign exchange student 20 years ago, was reignited this month, with an added flair.Garcia-Romero, in Iola to visit Christy Cleaver and other old…

Fifth grade student Dylan Bycroft and his classmates at Jefferson Elementary learned about Native American culture from two special guests Tuesday afternoon. Bycroft’s great-uncle Rick and great-aunt Bobbi Robertson were at the school to teach…