PARSONS — Another day, another key division road win for Allen Community College’s basketball squad.The Red Devils overcame a late seven-point deficit to hold off host Labette Community College, 77-74.The win keeps Allen in the…

Today’s politicians profess to practice bipartisanship; reaching across the aisle to compromise.But a recent gesture from Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger probably wasn’t what Gov. Sam Brownback had in mind.Last week Praeger joined a bipartisan…

Spencer Ambler spoke to a large group at the New Community Building Friday about Black History Month during See, Hear Iola.“We’re still having problems with talking about race relations,” Ambler said.Ambler explained that many people…

HUMBOLDT — “Way to go, Simon!” Jerry Stephens shouts as his nine-year-old son deflects a ball in a rec league basketball game.Stephens, 60, was a bit late in starting a family. Today, he’s making up…

Geraldine Kipp, 90, rural Iola, died Friday from injuries she suffered in a head-on collision on the Neosho River bridge a mile west of Iola.Mrs. Kipp was driving west when her car collided with an…

Jacob Browning’s venture into mixed martial arts fighting continues Friday at Harrah’s Casino in Kansas City, Mo., when he takes on Mark Conception in a 140-pound bout.Browning, 24, has dabbled in MMA fighting — a…

Roger Dean Ortiz, 55, Chanute, and formerly of Danville, Ind., passed away at his residence in Chanute surrounded by his family on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. Roger was born Sept. 4, 1958, the son of…

E. Loretta Miller-Roberts, 69, Moran, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at her home. Loretta was born on Aug. 10, 1944, to Leslie S. Perkins and Helen M (Patrick) Perkins in Iola.Loretta and her…

Geraldine Catherine Kipp, 90, Iola, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at Olathe Medical Center from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle accident west of Iola.Geraldine was born June 9, 1923, in Woodson County, the daughter of…