A tip to the Iola Police Department led to the arrest of two suspects charged with shooting out vehicle windshields with a BB gun on the Allen County Community College campus over the weekend.Devon Shaffer,…

Second half property taxes are due Monday.Payments sent by mail must be postmarked May 10 or before to avoid penalty, said Sharon Utley, Allen County treasurer. Taxes paid after the deadline will be subject to…

Iolan Mark Burris, an oil production player worldwide, compared the oil drilling platform accident in the Gulf of Mexico, and ensuing oil spill, to an airplane crash.“Now isn’t the time to point fingers and make…

Preliminary state assessment scores had USD 257 as a district meeting Adequate Yearly Progress proficiency standards in reading and math this year.The initial report from the state showed the aggregate reading score at 87 percent,…

USD 257 board members voted unanimously Monday night not to renew contracts of seven teachers. Six of the teachers let go are on the Iola High staff. They are Mike Delange, social studies, Deedre Fraiser…

Laura “Nadine” Woosley, 86, of Moran died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Allen County Hospital in Iola.She was born Oct. 6, 1923, in Chanute, to Thomas Harvey and Carrie Jane (Church) Deck. She graduated from…

Prospects for a stand-pat state budget darkened over the weekend. State tax collections in April dropped $65 million below the expected level, lifting the estimated 2011 deficit by that much. The new numbers meant that…

HUMBOLDT — Big innings were a problem for Humboldt High’s Cubs Friday at home. Oswego High’s Indians used big innings in both games to win 14-3 and 7-2.“We usually have one big inning that kills…

HUMBOLDT — Consistency hasn’t come to Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs yet this season.The Lady Cubs dealt out an 11-1 win over visiting Oswego High’s Indians Friday in the first game. Then the Indians took a…

Hits, hits everywhere, but not the key hits to win.Allen County Community College’s Red Devils were hitting the softball Sunday in the deciding third game. But they stranded 10 base runners in a game they…