Lillian Marie Kerr, 86, of Parker died Friday, March 12, 2010, in her son’s home in Iola.She was born July 1, 1923, in Centerville, the fifth child of Walter Glenn and Esther Pearl (Price) Troth.On…

Frank Thomas “Tom” Dennison Jr., 66, of Iola died Thursday, March 11, 2010, at Moran Manor Nursing Center.He was born Nov. 18, 1943, in Pasco, Wash., the son of Frank Thomas and Marguerite E. (Taylor)…

BROKEN BOW, Okla. — Allen County Community College’s softball team went 3-3 in weekend action in the Midwest Classic tournament.The Red Devils either lost by one or won by one run in five of their…

HUMBOLDT — Cold weather did not deter drivers or fans as the United States Modified Tour Series opened the 2010 racing season at Humboldt Speedway over the weekend.Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., dominated racing action…

B. Ellen Smith learned the rewards of volunteering when she was a youngster growing up on a tobacco farm in eastern North Carolina.The atmosphere of working together on a farm, helping each other in times…

KINCAID — The old Kincaid High School may be local property again before the week’s out.Kincaid councilmen will meet with alumni Wednesday evening to hash out the city taking possession, Mayor Tammy Neudeck told the…

“When life’s on the line, we’re in the air.” — EagleMedSAVONBURG — Saturday morning Savonburg volunteer firefighters and emergency responders bundled against a chilly north wind got heart-warming information from EagleMed, a critical care transport…

GREAT BEND — Clara Wicoff, sixth-grader at Iola Middle School, was eliminated in the third round Saturday at the Sunflower Spelling Bee at Barton Community College.Wicoff, daughter of Iolans Joel and Lisa Wicoff, correctly spelled…

Area anglers now have opportunity to snag a different type of fish right in their own backyard, sort of.Kansas paddlefish season opens Monday and runs through May 15.And it is legal to “snag” the paddlefish…

LAHARPE — As crocuses begin to bloom and daffodils rise from recently frozen ground, one LaHarpe couple, too, is awakening from a dark state.Robert McClanahan and Tawnya Roloff lost their small three-bedroom house to a…