Rosalee Larson, 85, a lifelong resident of Humboldt, passed away Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, surrounded by her family.Rosalee was born Feb. 9, 1930, in Humboldt, the daughter…

Mack Vail Colt, 76, Mission Hills, and a native of Iola, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2016. He was born to Mack Clayton and Jane Vail Colt on June 29, 1939, in Iola.  He leaves his…

Health insurance for military veterans is now accepted at Allen County Regional Hospital and at area physicians’ offices, Tony Thompson, hospital chief executive officer, told trustees at their meeting Tuesday night.Legislation passed last year by…

An investment Iola Industries made 45 years ago will have an impact on Iola’s housing shortage before many moons.Tuesday the local development group exercised a $20,000 option on a portion of the old Allen County…

BURLINGTON — After an uplifting win over the weekend, the Iola Mustangs fell to earth on Monday, losing 64-43 to the Bulldogs of Independence in the fifth-place game of the 2016 Burlington Invitational Tournament.  Aside…

BURLINGTON — The Iola Fillies lost to the Rock Creek Mustangs by a nose Monday afternoon. The 30-28 overtime loss was the final game in a Burlington Invitational Tournament, which saw the Fillies, despite hard-fought…

“Never let the truth stand in the way of a good story …” — Mark Twain. So it is with Republicans seeking their party’s nomination for president, particularly when it comes to defense of the…

Shanae Smart, 24, Frankfort, died Saturday, January 23, 2016, at her home.Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Padden Funeral Chapel in Frankfort. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday…

School board members approved a policy Monday night that rewards teachers and administrators for notifying the district early in the calendar year of their plans to either retire or leave the school district.“The sooner we…

Iola crews will begin work soon to add a crosswalk to U.S. 54’s intersection with Oak Street.The crosswalk was recommended by the Kansas Department of Transportation, stemming from KDOT’s traffic study over a two-day period…