When the stock market crashed in 1929, millions were thrown out of work. Newly elected President Herbert Hoover often bore the brunt of the blame, but a multitude of factors occurred well before the Oct.…

John William Zahm, 77, died early Monday morning at Stonecrest-Burlington, a care facility in Kansas City, Mo., following a long illness.Zahm was born June 23, 1940, in Hallowell. He graduated from Columbus High School in…

Richard Blevins, 70, Maple Hill, a 1965 LaHarpe High School graduate, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2017.Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Dove Cremation & Funeral Service, 4020 SW Sixth Ave., Topeka. Visitation…

Darren Lee McCullough 39, son of Garry and Joyce McCullough, passed away at Allen County Regional Hospital on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017. He is preceded in death by his grandparents Richard and Dora McCullough, Wanda…

Allen County commissioners met for nearly three hours Tuesday morning, but in large measure out of the public eye due to two executive sessions.First, commissioners met with County Counselor Alan Weber under the client-attorney privilege…

Generous prize money will be awarded to this year’s Gingerbread Walk winners. First prize will garner $250, followed by second- and third-prize winners of $125 and $75. A children’s division, for those 12 and under,…

GAS — Gas council members voted categorically to deny B&H Trucking access to land it owns Tuesday night, in response to a request made Oct. 11 that would have permitted the 70-year-old company to expand…

It’s difficult to compel somebody to want to “tip the needle” when it comes to conservation without first making them fully aware of the issues at hand, Joel Sartore said Tuesday.And in today’s information age,…

Returning to a topic that was brought into stark relief at the previous meeting, the USD 257 school board on Monday addressed questions surrounding its facilities improvement project and extended an invitation to members of…

In 1960, Iola banker Thomas H. Bowlus left in his final will and testament directions for the creation of a fine arts center in downtown Iola. He intended his gift to benefit the wider citizenry,…