Tuesday night, dreams were welcome.Not the pie-in-the-sky kind, but the ones where if you just had a little help, they might come true.Tuesday’s summit was to discuss downtown Iola and the fact that it now…

Nora Appaline “Susie” Hodgden, 79, passed away Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at her home in Iola.She was born June 25, 1937, in Liberty County, Ga., to Ralph and Nora Elizabeth (Wells) McLamb. She grew up…

Mary Eileen Roecker passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Eileen was the daughter of Matthew William and Sarah Myrtle (Adams) Heller and was born in Topeka on…

Irene Cox, 80, Andover, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.Irene was born in Lone Elm. She married William E. “Bill” Cox in February 1955, choosing a vocation as wife and mother.She is preceded in…

Virgie Pfantz, 93, Baldwin City, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Baldwin City.She was born Nov. 30, 1923, in Dwight, the daughter of Harry Paulson and Eva (Wright) Paulson.…

David Ray Tush, 54, Iola, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola.He was born Aug. 5, 1962, in Garnett, the son of George M. Tush Jr. and Jacquelyn (Sutton)…

Myles Thomas Brady, son of Scott and Krista (Drake) Brady, Moran, was born Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola.Matt weighed 8 pounds, 5½ ounces and was 20 inches long.He joins…

Ted J. Clous, a former music instructor at Allen Community College, was arrested Tuesday for his alleged involvement in distributing child pornography.The arrest was reported Friday by the Iola Police Department.Clous, 36, who worked at…

In 1967 George and Gertrude Meiwes came to Allen County to find land.Living in the famed Llano Estacado — flatland on the High Plains of west Texas that an early Spanish explorer once said “is…

 Jeff and Laura Johnson live in a nicely appointed home along U.S. 59 south of Moran. They are parents to two sons, Trent and Ty, and depending on the time of year they care for…