TOPEKA — Two people were killed in an accident that involved a Yates Center couple Tuesday.According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Steven G. Galarneau, 62, Scranton, was westbound on a county road about 4½ miles north…

The December word of the month at Lincoln Elementary School is “generosity,” and there’s been plenty of it on display lately.Lincoln students have collected more than 1,000 items they’ll donate Friday to the Iola Community…

Allen County commissioners will decide in the next week or two whether to contribute about $30,000 to the Allen County Community Foundation.A delegation led by Susan Michael, foundation director, told commissioners Tuesday about that much…

Dear editor,Since T-WORKS, the state’s current 10-year transportation program, was passed in 2010, over $700 million has been diverted from the Kansas Department of Transportation to other state agencies due to budget problems caused by…

In their campaign to “spread pain and destabilize the country,” radical Islamists opened indiscriminate fire Tuesday morning in a Pakistan school, killing 145, many of them students, and wounding, some critically, many more.The siege —…

A plague of first half fouls didn’t hinder Iola High’s furious fourth quarter to give the Mustangs a 77-47 win over Central Heights Tuesday night.A whopping 30 fouls were called in the first half, and…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s defense continues to pave the way to victory.The Cubs took control in the second and third quarters Tuesday, outscoring visiting Yates Center High 39-21 in that span, on the way to…

After a low-scoring first half, Iola High’s Fillies were able to pull away in the second to beat Central Heights 38-32 in Tuesday’s home opener.The first quarter finished with a 4-2 Iola lead. After trailing…

Allen County Treasurer Darolyn Maley reminds all taxpayers their 2014 taxes are due.Taxpayers have until Saturday to pay without penalty.Taxes can be paid in half or in full by Saturday. If only the first half…

Good teachers are touched with an optimism that says each successive generation can be as good or better than the one that came before.By this standard Ben Olson will probably make a great teacher. In…