Alex Mathews and Clark Hendry, workers with Iola’s parks and cemetery department, started their work day at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. With the temperature at 82 degrees and climbing, they tackled the most physical job first:…

COLONY — Sydney Stephans has wanted to be a first responder since she was 3 — and she has the scar to prove it. She’s the daughter of Paul and Cathy Stephans of Colony; Paul…

The dog days of summer still have some bite. An ongoing heat wave is expected to push temperatures into the triple digits through much of this week, with heat indices approaching 120 or beyond in…

NEOSHO FALLS — At last year’s Ol’ Settlers Day in Neosho Falls, groups of adults competed against each other in an impromptu game of tug-of-war. It was so much fun, organizers of this year’s event…

ELSMORE — Elsmore’s strengths are a testament to living in rural America. Friendly neighbors with personal connections often make even the most mundane tasks enjoyable, noted Alice Bolin Tuesday. Bolin was one of about 15…

MORAN — Eleanora “Ellie” Melani came to America with a “soft landing.” She traveled from her home in Florence, Italy, to New York, earlier this month where she met with a group of about 20…

Allen County commissioners will have a budget hearing on Tuesday morning before approving a plan to decrease property taxes by about a half of a mill. The budget hearing is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday.…

William Matlock’s passion for woodworking has turned into quite a gift for Humboldt High School. Matlock, who is selling his home in Gas and moving to a smaller home near Buffalo, has no room for…

“If you can do good, you should.” Sharon Moreland, director of the Iola Public Library, appreciates the sentiment shared by iconic musician and entertainer Dolly Parton. She and Jane Works of Humboldt traveled to Overland…

Nine people were injured when a bus carrying inmates to a Topeka women’s prison from a work program at Russell Stover Chocolates in Iola crashed early Thursday morning. Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy said the wreck…