The Allen Community College softball team begins its postseason journey on Saturday when they host Cloud County Community College. Allen (31-19, 12-10 KJCCC) opens the playoffs as a six-seed, which gives them the opportunity to…

The story of Kansas’s financial collapse reads like a dime novel; “Horatio Alger files for bankruptcy.”  Only a few years ago we had $709 million in reserves.  Today, we’re facing a $290 million deficit. And…

Former Iolan Jerry R. Gleason died Friday, April 22, 2016, in Aurora, Colo. A graveside funeral service is planned for 2 p.m. May 20 at Mount Olivet Cemtetery in Golden, Colo.   Memorials are suggested…

It speaks volumes to the good humor of Iola that when Allen Community College stages its spring play “Leading Ladies” — a farce about two struggling Shakespearean actors in 1950s America who disguise themselves as…

Two suspects have been charged with the murder of Iolan Shawn Cook, whose disappearance in mid-March sparked a 16-day countywide manhunt before his body was discovered northwest of Iola. Allen County Attorney Jerry Hathaway announced…

MORAN — It has been a long season for the Marmaton Valley baseball program as they attempt to build a foundation for the future.  On Monday, the record for the Wildcats took another hit and…

MORAN — The Marmaton Valley softball team came into the 2016 season with a lot of questions surrounding it. Over the first part of the year many of those questions and concerns have been answered…

Lots of good-paying jobs are falling victim in Kansas’s “March to zero” — Gov. Sam Brownback’s plan to eliminate the state income tax. Not the least are positions with road and bridge construction. Typically, the…

Barbara Sue (Thacker) Culbertson, 68, Iola, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016, at her home. She was born on June 26, 1947, in Maywood, Calif., the daughter of Orville and Valta (Waters) Thacker. Barbara…

With all the focus on national politics, Kansas Democrats are fearful voters will tune out the races in Kansas. “I can’t think of anything that affects me more than the decisions made at the state…