LAHARPE — It was a hot Kansas day, with temps outside in the mid-90s, greeting attendees at Saturday’s LaHarpe High School Alumni dinner. Several former students, family and friends attended. Ware Catering served meals to…

The month of June has been a blur with hosting youth cooking classes throughout the Southwind Extension District. The district covers Allen, Bourbon, Neosho, and Woodson Counties.  These classes provide an excellent hands-on opportunity for…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My partner and I are expecting our first child in a few months. We are on the same page about most of the big aspects of child rearing…

Convicted as follows: Dalton Ryan-Cooper Coffield, Iola, inattentive driving, $195 Kolby A. Daum, Iola, driving without a valid license, failure to yield, $435 Trevor L. Gray, Iola, driving without a valid license, $195 Jasmine L.…

Dear Carolyn: My mom refuses to acknowledge the upside of her marriage to my dad. He was not the best husband or father, I’ll be the first to admit that. He was wrapped up in…

Dear Dr. Roach: I had a port put in for chemotherapy. I have a red scar on my chest and a smaller one near my collarbone. None of the nurses have seen one placed in…

Summer is here and the library’s Summer Learning Program is in full swing.  On Monday at 2 p.m., teens are invited to make a “Galaxy in a bottle” with Lesa Cole. All supplies are provided. …

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I’ve had no motivation to exercise for two years. It’s a major mental block with consequences. Any suggestions for accessing some will to change? I’ve been in therapy.…

Dear Carolyn: We have friends who visit and take pictures the whole time they’re here. A group shot? Sure, I can do that. But the dozens I later see that they’ve taken? Nope. I find…

DEAR DR. ROACH: Would you please discuss the meaning and significance of blood tests to show the level of cancer markers to identify cancer and track the efficacy of treatments? I am 69 years old…