When Bud Folck and his wife Pepper drove in from their home in Toronto last Thursday, they expected a relaxed afternoon of Christmas shopping. Instead, car trouble that left them stranded reinforced Bud’s belief that…

There’s  a new — or is it old? — business on the Iola square.Brooklyn Park antiques and flea market has opened up shop at 3 N. Jefferson Ave.Melinda Luttrell, owner, seized an opportunity when the…

LaHARPE — Mignonette Kelley knew she had a water leak.But was there any way for her to have a quarter of a million gallons of water leak onto her property without a drop to be…

Allen County Hospital trustees selected UMB, a Kansas City, Mo.-based bank, to sell the bonds for a new hospital at their meeting Tuesday evening.UMB was in competition against Piper Jaffray, the investment service that participated…

John and Beth Wille, Piqua, announce the birth of a daughter, Camryn Grace, born Dec. 5, 2010, at Allen County Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 181⁄4 inches long. She joins a…

Marilyn Holloway, 66, of Kansas City, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. She was born Feb. 17, 1944, in Garnett, to Dewey and Maude (Cushing) Holloway. She went to school in Lone Elm and Kincaid.…

HUMBOLDT — Crest High’s Lady Lancers and Lancers had different outcomes in their opening round games of the Humboldt High preseason tournament Tuesday.The Crest girls got bounced by Erie 48-24. Crest’s boys won “ an…

LE ROY — Southern Coffey County High’s Titan squads hosted Madison High’s Bulldogs in Lyon County League play Tuesday and lost a doubleheader.A last-second shot rimmed out as the Lady Titans lost 38-37. Southern Coffey…

YATES CENTER — Yates Center High’s Wildcat girls and boys notched victories in their own 2010 Wildcat Winter Classic Tuesday.The Yates Center girls (1-1)got more aggressive on the court and edged out West Elk High’s…

HUMBOLDT — Uniontown High’s girls wasted precious little time in exerting its defensive dominance on the basketball court Tuesday.The Eagles limited host Humboldt High to two field goals and three free throws in a 58-7…