RICHMOND — It didn’t take long for the Central Heights JV football team to record the first touchdown of Monday’s matchup with Iola.In fact, it took all of 10 seconds for the Vikings to return…

Elmer “Mac” McDermeit was born Feb. 10, 1933 in Ringwood Okla.  Mac passed away on Thursday, Oct., 1, 2015.  At the age of 8 his family moved to Colony where he met his childhood sweetheart…

Vera Maxine (Bain) Comstock, 99, of Colony, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, at Countryview Nursing Home, Prescott, where she lived the last eight years. Vera was born to Floris and Edna (Brown) Bain…

Verna M. Bruenger, 89, Humboldt, passed away Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015.Verna was born Jan. 27, 1926, on the family farm east of Humboldt, the daughter of Melvin Jonas and Minnie Sophia (Binger) Baker. She grew…

Margaret “Peg” Webb, 100, died Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at Peterson’s Healthcare in Osage City.She was born Sept. 8, 1915 in Allen County, to Walter Joseph and Drusilla (Stewart) Crook. She graduated from Humboldt High…

Juanita Maxine Chriestenson, 92, Neosho Falls, passed away Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, at Windsor Place in Iola.Juanita was born Aug. 3, 1923, in Chanute, the daughter of Henry and Iva (Tannahill) Bushman. She was raised…

Iola police officers noticed a vehicle Thursday at Casey’s General Store, 712 E. Madison Ave., that matched the description of a vehicle stolen out of Elk County.Upon the officers’ arrival, the suspect, Marvin K. Driskill…

Since stepping in as vice president for finance and operations at Allen Community College Brian Counsil has been busy.He wouldn’t have it any other way.“Many people wear many hats here and it’s amazing how everybody…

Soon after the tragic mass killing at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., cries for strict gun control came in a flood.There is a positive correlation between gun control and homicide rates, studies have found,…

CHANUTE — The Lady Red Devils were three points away from at least salvaging a small portion of their weekend contests.Down 15-14 in the fifth set against Neosho County Community College, Allen Community College’s volleyball…