MORAN — Call it living out their dream, finding a small business to run in their retirement.Call it fortuitous timing. John and Karen Brown had been hoping to move to the Moran area, and through…

Stanley E. Luedke, 80, Colony, passed away Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, at his home.Stanley was born Dec. 2, 1935, at Amsterdam, Mo., one of 10 children born to Charles and Estella (Niswonger) Luedke. The family…

Nieta L. Cress, 92, of Humboldt, passed away Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute.Nieta was born Sept. 25, 1924, northeast of Iola, the daughter of Charles Delver and Ivah Ann (Matthews)…

The newest tool in the Allen County Rural Fire Department fleet sets up the department to provide reliable service for decades to come.The department, which serves much of the county north and west of Iola,…

CHANUTE — Iola Middle School’s Ponies wrapped up an incredibly successful 2016 wrestling season by picking up five individual championships at Royster Middle School’s tournament on Monday in Chanute. Logan Brown and Dylon Reiter capped…

Leon A. Catron, 81, of Iola, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at Allen County Regional Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Leon was born April 20, 1935, in Reno, Nev., the son of Andrew…

At first, David-Paul Cavazos thought the letter a cruel joke. The handwritten missive began, “David-Paul, It’s me your father. Please don’t think I’m writing you for money or a kidney. I’m writing solely because I’m…

At 11 a.m. Saturday, services for “Red” Garner will be at Wesley United Methodist Church, burial to follow in Highland Cemetery. That’s a terse account to the end of an 88-year life that touched many…

Iola City Council members will decide Monday whether to stop selling water to Gas. City Administrator Sid Fleming is of the mind the Council should do just that, in an attempt to draw Gas back…

By early 2017 greater control of guns in any significant form will be off the table, with Donald Trump taking residence — at least part-time — on Pennsylvania Avenue.Probably just as well. None of any…