Zona Loy Wiley, 76, Colony, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2014, at her home in Colony. She was born on Jan. 15, 1938, in Lone Elm, the daughter of Chester and Evelyn (Swanson) Wedeman.…

Roger Neal Harris, 55, Piqua, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 in Abilene. Roger was born the son of Jerrold and Lenabelle (Wetzel) Harris on Sept. 17, 1958, in Kansas City, Mo. Roger married Beverly…

PARSONS — A softball doubleheader set for today between Allen Community College and Labette Community College has been pushed back. The games will commence at 2 p.m. Friday at the Labette field in Parsons. The…

  WAVERLY — Southern Coffey County High’s girls hit high gear after halftime Monday, earning a 57-38 win over Marmaton Valley to open the Class 1A-I Substate Tournament. The Wildcats got the early jump, leading…

That all four of her children spent Saturday night at friends’ homes was a godsend for June Pergeson. The home where Jeff Sellman, Pergeson and her children live, about eight miles northwest of LaHarpe, was…

HUMBOLDT — David Taylor noted to anybody within earshot that Humboldt’s brutal Class 3A substate bracket extended beyond the top three seeds. Monday’s opening round illustrated his point. The third seed Cubs, with only three…

MORAN — Moran residents will have another option to safely ride out severe weather this spring and summer. At the urging of Councilman Jim Mueller, Moran council members voted unanimously Monday night to install a…

After the high school graduation caps have been tossed in the air, young rural Kansans have an assortment of options ahead of them. Many make the decision to attend college or go headstrong into the…

Let’s talk price today. Not subsidies, which will help most uninsured in Allen County, but plain unvarnished costs. What do Marketplace policies cost? What factors determine that cost? The Marketplace offers Allen County residents 36…

Dear editor, It has been brought to my attention that Windsor Place Iola would like to have chickens at the nursing home. I do not live in Iola, but my mother, Elizabeth Compton, is a…