Morris Luedke Morris Philip Luedke, 87, Colony, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016, at Windsor Place, Iola. Morris was born Feb. 23, 1929, near Amsterdam, Mo., the eighth child of 10 born to Charles and…

David Eugene Bedenbender was born Dec. 7, 1953, in Iola. He was the son of William Neil and Thelma (Tidd) Bedenbender. He passed away at his home in rural Neosho Falls at the age of…

Robert L. Hampton, 78, Humboldt, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Diversicare of Chanute. Robert was born Sept. 3, 1937, in Fort Scott, the son of Jesse Leland (Lee) and Vera (King) Hampton.…

Dean L. Hultz, age 94, Moran, formerly of Kincaid, died Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola.   Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kincaid-Selma United Methodist Church, Kincaid.…

While on a five-week break, Rep. Kent Thompson will keep in the know with what occurs in Topeka — particularly state finances. The regular session came to a halt last Thursday afternoon, with a school…

There wasn’t much to be surprised by with the All-Pioneer League basketball selections for the Iola High Fillies. Forward Toni Macha earned a first-team nod after she led the Fillies in both points and rebounds…

The Mustang bats did not show up the way coach Mark Percy had hoped they would in Iola High’s season-opening doubleheader against Chanute. “I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect, but you got to hit…

Fillies’ pitcher Sierra Snavely felt the nerves before her varsity debut on Thursday night in Chanute. Iola softball coach Chris Weide could relate to what his freshman pitcher was experiencing going into her first varsity…

“A woman’s place is in the house, but not the White House,” the bumper sticker read.  My son, Tim, snapped the photo earlier this month in Kansas City.  “What century is this?” he asked rhetorically.…

How many legs does a Hottentot have, was a question on an assessment test I took in high school. Multiple choice, I had my pick of two, four, six or eight. Sometime before I’d read…