CHANUTE —  Nathan Sprague starred for the Mustang track and field team in the Chanute Junior Varsity Meet.  He picked up a pair of first place finishes, including an individual first in the 400-meter dash.…

EUREKA — The undefeated season for the Humboldt High baseball team continued with the road trip Eureka. The Cubs came back with two wins, 13-0 and 17-4. In game one, Cub ace Jake Haviland continued…

Aileen Engel Evelyn Aileen Engel, 100, long-time resident of rural Aliceville, passed away Saturday night, April 9, 2016, at the Life Care Center in Burlington. Aileen was born Sept. 16, 1915, in Neosho Falls, the…

Usually, Jack Koehn, Superintendent of USD 257 Schools, maintains an even keel as he handles setback after setback when it comes to state funding for education. But Monday night, his boat of equilibrium sprung a…

A bridge that would span Elm Creek along South Washington Avenue took another step closer to reality Monday. Iola City Council members approved the hiring of Schwab Eaton as engineers to design a single truss,…

After months of haggling — and after another lengthy discussion about finances and philosophies about spending and saving — Iola City Council members agreed water and electric rates need to be hiked. Council members on…

It started with an offhand request. Such sparks of innovation frequently do. Roger Jones, then working for a Chanute company making radar detectors, had a friend in the towing business looking for a way to…

Debra Lynn Knepp Holderman, 60, Iola, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Cherry Ridge Farms in Ottawa. Debra was born on May 30, 1955, in Chanute. She grew up in Carlyle where she attended…

Florence Imogene Knoll, 87, Colony, died Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Golden Heights, Garnett. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 204 E. Fourth St., Colony. Burial will follow…

Dear editor,  There was a saying, “There’s nothing wrong with the world, just some of the people in it.” I truly believe there is opportunity for people if they just open their eyes and ears…