Seahorse coach Chelsea Lea is pleased with how her team has improved since its season began just under a month ago. “I’ve been really impressed,” Lea said. “Each meet our swimmers have improved (his or…

Dear editor, “The evening began with a presentation of a plaque to Wicoff … for its support of Tobacco 21 and its efforts to curb teen smoking.” That is the last line in a multi-column…

Larry DePoe, 74, Lone Elm, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at his home.   Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Kincaid-Selma United Methodist Church, Kincaid. Burial will follow in Lone Elm…

Dixie Lee (Shultz) Vincent, 73, Chanute, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016 in Houston, Texas. Dixie was born on April 9, 1943 in Chanute, the daughter of George and Clara (Ogden) Shultz. In 1962…

The verdict was handed down emphatically Wednesday afternoon. Judge Thomas Saxton — a courtroom mainstay for more than a generation — will be missed. Saxton is retiring this week, putting an end to his 27-year…

CLOVIS, Calif. — Ricardo Banuelos didn’t get much of a break this offseason before he competed in one of the biggest races of his career in Clovis, Calif. The Allen Community College runner qualified in…

Dear editor, I would like to address three items with you. 1. Tobacco 21 — It is my firm belief that the complaint by the merchant to Mr. Talkington was based only on the merchants’…

Considering we’re on the eve of celebrating our nation’s birth, perhaps it’s apt that Monday night’s Iola City Council meeting was an exercise in democracy. The cause of debate was whether the city should retain…

Bernard Smith Bernard Robert Smith, Richmond, Texas, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016. Bernard was born in Iola, April 16, 1935, to Albert and Mary Smith. He was employed with Honeywell, Inc. for many years.…

Clarabelle Sue Garrison (nee Smith) loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2016 in San Antonio. She was 88.  She is survived by her four loving children, seven grandchildren, nine…