The Kansas Highway Patrol came into being in 1937, with the mission of dealing statewide with traffic and highway laws. Two years later, at the insistence of then Gov. Payne Ratner, the Kansas Bureau of…

John Mulkey died Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington. Service details will be announced later by Feuerborn Family Funeral Service and www.feuerbornfuneral.com.

Steven E. Phillips, Iola, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, at Olathe Medical Center. Service details will be announced later by Feuerborn Family Funeral Service and www.feuerbornfuneral.com.

HUMBOLDT — Although the famous Pennsylvania groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, predicted six more weeks of wintry weather, that did not deter patrons from attending the 59th annual Groundhog Feed Saturday at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in…

Local talent dazzled spectators at the second annual Bright Lights-Big Hearts charity talent showcase and silent auction Saturday night at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center in Iola. Lara Megan Weber, owner of The Studio in…

Mustang seniors Colton Toney and Tavon Blazek have accomplished a lot in their wrestling careers and on Thursday the duo was honored in front of their home crowd as they took the mat in Iola…

  Beverly J. McAdam and Jack L. Franklin were married Feb. 3, 1957, in the Moran Methodist Church. The couple have three daughters: Jackie McIntyre and husband Greg, Iola, Jennifer Horning and husband Neal, Marion,…

Aleah Jean Bland, daughter of Iolans Jerry and Zolene Bland, was born Dec. 22, 2016, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Aleah weighed 7 pounds, 13.2 ounces, and was 18.75 inches long. Maternal grandparents…

Pauline “Paud” Isabell Baldwin, formerly of Chanute, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, at 1:55 a.m. at Windsor Place in Coffeyville. Pauline Baldwin was born on Oct. 31, 1921 to her parents Arthur…

HUMBOLDT — The U.S. 169 overpass on Georgia Road, an extension of Central Street and a mile east of Humboldt, was opened to traffic Thursday. The bridge was closed following a fatality traffic accident June…