Coming off their best effort of a winless season so far, Iola High Mustangs got a bounce off last week’s performance. They are hoping to use that “bounce” for momentum into Kansas Class 4A, District…

LAHARPE — LaHarpe may soon toughen its stance on delinquent utility bills.City Council members discussed at their monthly meeting Wednesday whether the city’s policy of granting extensions for its utility bills is too lax.City Attorney…

Rose Elliss is both pensive and excited about her decision to resign as director of the Pregnancy Resource Center of Southeast Kansas.Elliss’ passion is to help others. During the Iola flood in 2007 she worked…

Dave and Mary Kay Heard, this year’s city marshals for the 39th Farm-City Days, personify faithfulness to Iola.The Heards joined farm marshals Rick and Becky Robb in opening ceremonies for the annual fall festival Wednesday…

Former Chanute resident Carl Buel Edington, 90, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010.  He was born Aug. 7, 1920, in Burkett, Texas, to Joseph Dyes “Jodie” and Ida Ola (Nations) Edington. The family resided in Coleman…

Richard Boniface Setter, 76, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, at Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center in South Bend, Ind.He was born Dec. 6, 1934, in Humboldt, to Henry L. Setter and Helen Wagner. He graduated…

Voters will decide Nov. 2 whether to increase a countywide sales tax by 1⁄4 of a cent to go toward a new Allen County Hospital.Members of the Allen County Healthcare Committee address questions about the…

Heard around the water fountain from the town pessimist:“Yeah, I know. A quarter-of-a-cent sales tax is nothing. Nobody would feel it. That’s only a quarter on a hundred bucks. Close to zero as you can…

Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs dropped a pair of Tri-Valley League matches Tuesday at Eureka. The Lady Cubs lost 25-15, 25-20 to Cherryvale. Eureka defeated Humboldt 25-12, 25-10.“We were out of sync and never got anything…

HUMBOLDT — Tryouts for the SEK Thunder, a 14-and-under girls’ softball traveling team, are Sunday in Humboldt.The tryouts are for the 2011 spring and summer season. Tryouts start at 3 p.m. at Manion Field, 1120…