Iola High’s basketball and wrestling teams got back into practice mode last week. The squads open the second half of their seasons this week as school is back in session.Iola High’s Fillies and Mustangs have…

For a girl who grew up on the high plains — and spent some time in southeast Kansas — setting a film on the prairie of North Dakota wasn’t that crazy of a notion.Making a…

Tax-collection information for 2010 was interpreted by Allen County commissioners Thursday afternoon as indication that the local economy is doing better.County Treasurer Sharon Utley said sales tax money collected through November 2010 was slightly more…

Jerry Hathaway, Allen County attorney since 2004, announced his resignation Thursday to become senior assistant prosecuting attorney in the major crimes unit for Greene County in Springfield, Mo.Last day in Allen County for Hathaway, a…

CHANUTE — When a call comes in for an EagleMed helicopter in the dark of night, Lead Pilot Jerry Daniels is more confident in his ability to respond as he flies from Chanute Municipal Airport.He…

Ruth Ensley, 90, of Colony died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010, at Anderson County Long Term Care in Garnett.Funeral services were this morning at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Colony. Burial was in Colony…

Gage Ryan Genoble, infant son of Brett Genoble and Raquel Hill died shortly after birth on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Allen County Hospital in Iola.He is survived by his parents, a brother, Zachary Genoble;…

John E. Maier, 59, of Iola died Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.He was born June 15, 1951, in Iola, to John Henry and Norma Jean (Kunkler) Maier. He grew up…