More than 20 years ago, Mike Larios purchased a small motorized spider he could hang in his home for Halloween. It was the beginning of a tradition for his family, and needless to say, things…

G. Leonard Leadstrom, Jr., 69, Kincaid, passed away Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m., Sunday at Friends Home Lutheran Church west of Savonburg,…

Dorothy E. Wray, 90, Iola passed away Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, at Emeritus at Spicewood Springs in Austin, Texas.Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Saturday, at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola, where the…

Fiction: Governor says he’s increased money to schools, teachers It should be good news.The state’s enrollment for K-12 students is up by 1 percent, totalling nearly 460,000 students, and follows a trend of annual increases…

While neither team will advance to the postseason — Iola High was eliminated last week with its 27-13 loss to Fort Scott, and Anderson County High is winless — there is still plenty on the…

HUTCHINSON — Vince DeGrado knew that within the first 20 meters that Danae McGee’s race was, for all intents and purposes, already decided.“She was the favorite,” the Allen Community College cross country coach said. “I…

Sharlyn Denise “Sherry” Keele Bradfield, 53, LaHarpe, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013.Sherry was born Nov. 17, 1959, in Portsmouth, Va., the daughter of Richard E. and Sandra C. (Thompson) Keele. She grew up in Colony…

Small town America seems to be making headlines these days.The Oct. 24 issue of the Wall Street Journal highlighted Tribune, Kan., a town of 1,298 poised on the precipice of extinction. Several things helped turn…

EMS merger progress is currently stalled in negotiations over pay for county employees moving over to the city services, and Iola City Council members are exploring a revision of how they pay their employees.EMS Director…

Hamburgers and spaghetti were the topic of discussion at Monday night’s USD 257 school board meeting. An OPAA food representative came before the USD 257 Board of Education to show the company’s different food options…