Out of 48 minutes of play, Anderson County led Friday night’s game against Iola for just 1:26.Unfortunately for coach Doug Kerr and his Mustangs, the Bulldogs led for the contest’s last 1:26 and came away…

Kent Thompson, Ninth District representative, compared the state’s financial circumstances to a leaky rowboat, whose occupants keep rowing and bailing, barely able to stay afloat. “Why not just pull ashore and fix the hole?” he…

Before most youngsters have finished off their Halloween candy stash, Cheryl Sparks, Barbie Daugharthy and Teresa Gribble will have their sights set on Christmas.In particular, they’ll be focused on providing help to youngsters in need…

A room full of Allen County employees confronted the unthinkable Thursday afternoon.The topic — how to respond in the event of an armed or otherwise violent intruder — was covered in depth through a four-hour…

“A city sidewalk by itself is nothing. It is an abstraction. It means something only in conjunction with the buildings and other uses that border it…. Streets and their sidewalks, the main public places of…

Members voted Thursday night to close Trinity Methodist Church, 228 S. Kentucky St., though the date won’t be decided until later.The United Methodist Great Plains Conference, which includes churches in Kansas and Nebraska, owns the…

The next two months will determine the face of downtown Iola. That’s when the bulk of holiday shopping will occur. If it’s healthy, existing retailers can breathe a sigh of relief.Most shoppers don’t think their…

Leon SinclairLeon Sinclair, 72, Iola, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola.Harold Leon Sinclair was born April 21, 1943, in Iola, the son of Fred E. and Geneva (Walden) Sinclair…

Emmie Brant, 15, is by all measures, a parent’s dream.She earns all A’s, has scores of close friends, and has never warranted as much as a call to the principal’s office for misbehaving.Her mother, Iola…

Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams for Allen Community College had their home regular-season finales on Tuesday afternoon.The Lady Red Devils took the field first against Pratt Community College and came away with a…