Larry Eugene “Gene” Roush, 78, lola, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016, in Wichita.  He was born to Fred and Elvira (Coltrane) Roush, March 18,1938, in Allen County. Gene attended Iola schools and graduated in…

Virginia Macha hopes that fireworks sales this year will make life a little brighter for the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility. Macha is proprietor of Light ’Em Up Fireworks, just east of Jump Start Travel…

In the summer of 2007, when rains draped a blanket of water over most of Allen County, the buildings at the fairgrounds in Riverside Park were among those hardest hit.  On Tuesday, representatives from the…

Iola City Council members remain in a wait-and-see mode to learn if negotiations between Iola and Gas will allow for Iola to increase the price of the water it sells to Gas. The 30-year pact…

A young Iolan got to live out a dream on Saturday afternoon. Jenna Curry competed on the same field as the professionals as she participated in the ‘Scott’s Pitch, Hit and Run’ competition at Kauffman…

BURLINGTON — Post 15 couldn’t find a way to get both its offense and its defense rolling at the same time in Burlington on Monday. The Indians dropped both games on the road, losing 2-0…

Dear editor,  This is a “first” for me, writing to the Forum. I was captured by an article by Jennifer Tidd on the SAFE BASE trip to the Badlands. My great-granddaughter traveled with them. Her…

Mark A. Neville, 57, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Olathe Medical Center following complications related to pneumonia. He was born Nov. 30, 1958, in Kingman, the son of Cletus J. and Patricia A.…

Lavon Adele James, 69, a former resident of Fort Scott, and more recently of Pittsburg, died Saturday, June 25, 2016, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Feb. 24, 1947, in…

The Kansas Legislature “did its job” last week when it met in a special session, Jack Koehn, USD 257 Superintendent of Schools, told board members at their meeting Monday night. They “passed a clean and…