The women’s liberation movement of the 1960s comes to life in “SHOUT!” It’s a messy, happy, turbulent time aptly portrayed by five area women whose strong voices and superb acting transport the audience to England,…

Congress is an “incredibly difficult environment” in which to work, said Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, “but most of the drama is behind us with the recent passage of the appropriations bill to fund the government.”Jenkins met…

Pretty much everything went right Wednesday for half of Allen Community College women’s rivalry matchup against visiting Neosho County.Pretty much everything else went wrong after that.The Red Devils saw Neosho storm back from a 12-point…

In order for Iola High’s wrestlers to advance to the Class 4A state tournament next weekend, they must first traverse a regional competition against some of the toughest wrestlers in the state.Mustang head coach Brad…

Now that’s a fun way to end a losing streak.Bitter rivals separated by 20 miles of U.S. 169, Allen and Neosho community colleges filled the Allen gymnasium Wednesday with wild momentum swings, a few testy…

Sharon Lea Leckrone Denslow, 69, Savonburg, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, at her home.She was born on Jan. 16, 1945, at South Bend, Ind., the daughter of John M. and Helen L. (Polson)…

Donna Jean Jones, 78, Humboldt, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. Donna was born March 6, 1935, the daughter of Eugene and Alice (Scheinder) Maxwell, in Fredonia.Donna graduated…

As a childhood star, Shirley Temple was the perfect antidote to the Depression. Her bouncy curls and ready smile made people forget, if only for a minute, their desperate situations of the 1930s.Even so, Miss…

Iola Administrator Carl Slaugh told Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning the city anticipates a $413,000 deficit in operation of countywide ambulance service.Also, Slaugh said the deficit would be an annual concern.Primary income for the service…

Alan Ard looked every bit the part of a historical figure when he ambled to the front to give a presentation at Allen County Historical Society’s winter meeting Tuesday night.Dressed in long coat with beadwork,…