Month: September 2016

Red Devil men’s soccer notched their second win of the season on Saturday when they hit the road to beat Coffeyville Community College.The Red Devils won 2-0 with goals from Gardner Blanck and Antonio Fiallos.The…

The Fillies’ freshmen struggled in their home tournament on Saturday.The Fillies finished sixth in the six-team field with one set victory in the tournament when they split sets with Burlington to finish 0-4-1 on the…

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Cubs hosted a 10-team volleyball tournament on Saturday, featuring many of the area’s top teams and players.In addition to the Cubs, Marmaton Valley, Crest and Yates Center all attended the event…

We didn’t see this coming.But it doesn’t pay to recycle, according to a lengthy story in Sunday’s Kansas City Star.One reason is because the price of oil remains depressed, and petroleum products are essential to…

 Anna Luetta “Lu” Hirsch, 82, Fort Myers, Fla., died Sept. 13, 2016 in Fort Myers.She was born Jan. 22, 1934, in a log cabin built by her father, at Peers, Alberta, Canada.It was 40 degrees…

Memorial services for Gerald E. Hoddy, 65, who died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Faith Assembly of God in Humboldt. Inurnment will be in Highland Cemetery in Iola at…

Clifford Clyde Brooks, 91, Iola, passed away Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at Allen County Regional Hospital.Clifford was born May 7, 1925, in Thornburg, the son of Clyde and Mattie (Palmer) Brooks. In 1934 the Brooks…

Robert R. “Bob” Benson, 89, Iola, passed away Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola.Robert was born Nov. 8, 1926, in Blue Mound, the son of Ralph and Alleen (Curran) Benson.…

Allen County law enforcement, fire, medical and other emergency first responders gathered at several points Saturday morning, including the Missouri Road overpass spanning U.S. 169 south of Iola, to pay their last respects to Master…

Iola artist Gary Hawk, as much a living legend as there may ever be in these parts, will be honored at a reception Tuesday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.The occasion is a weeklong Bowlus…