HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Speedway decided to push back its opening night of regular races.The Speedway was to open racing Saturday. Humboldt race track owners Ron and Rhenda Whitworth decided to wait a week out of…

INDEPENDENCE — Iola High senior Kent Toland cruised through his competition in the No. 1 singles division. Senior Michael Middleton went 3-1 in No. 2 singles for the Mustangs.Iola finished third in its first tennis…

Florence Rose Guess, 90, of Iola died Monday, March 22, 2010, at Allen County Hospital in Iola.She was born May 7, 1919, in Baker, Mont., the daughter of Nick and Margaret (Petcoff) Madler. She grew…

Keith E. Smothers, 71, of Julian, Calif., died Monday, March 15, 2010. He was born May 14, 1938, in Parsons, to Reginald and Alberta McDonald Smothers. He attended elementary school in Centerville and graduated from…

1. I, for one, was glad to see that the rails to trails hasn’t gone any farther south than it has. There is not enough use of it anyway. Maybe farther north, but I sure…

The concern of Kansas politicians over the newly passed health care legislation is truly touching.“Kansans are fed up with the ‘Washington knows best,’ attitude,” said Congressman Jerry Moran, and proposed to undo the reform, to…

Iola High senior Jazmyne Honeycutt, the Fillies’ leading scorer for the 2009-2010 basketball season, received state recognition for her efforts.Honeycutt, a 5-8 forward, was named to the Wichita Eagle’s Class 4A honorable mention squad. The…

If a new Allen County Hospital is proposed, 10 to 12 acres would be needed, members of an advisory committee decided Monday afternoon. “And 20 acres would be better,” Don Copley said.No specific sites were…

USD 257 board members agreed Monday night to forgive Monday’s snow day, the third this winter, after Dr. Craig Neuenswander, superintendent of schools, noted that more than enough student-contact hours remained in the district’s schedule…

Proposal would mean local mill levy hike A bill on the floor of the Kansas House would reduce budget cuts for USD 257 next year, but increase local property taxes by 25 percent.Dr. Craig Neuenswander,…