HUMBOLDT — The librarian in a small community is expected to know much more than where to find the latest fiction. People passing through town, or coming to Humboldt with a purpose, often stop at…

Joseph Alfred “Red” Robert, 69, of Iola died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, at his home.He was born Jan. 12, 1942, in North Adams, Mass., to Roland J. and Rose A. (Fournier) Robert. He grew up…

Laura Kaye Coltrane, 25, of rural Humboldt died Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, in Olathe.She was born Aug. 19, 1985, in Iola, to Douglas Arthur and Cheryl Ann (South) Coltrane. She grew up on the family…

Today the lesson is on learning from history.On Oct. 23, 1956, the people of Hungary rose up spontaneously to overthrow their communist government. The people revolted because they were without freedom, were being kept in…

CHANUTE — Spreading the success of the Allen County Meltdown across a nine-county region of southeast Kansas was the goal of organizers as they met Thursday night on the campus of Neosho County Community College.A…

Old-time fiddling, picking and singing may be on the wane, but it was very much alive Sunday afternoon in Iola.Jerry Rowe strummed his mandolin, Don Brooks’ fingers pranced up and down the fretboard of his…

Being a Christian is more than going to church on Sunday mornings, said the Rev. Phil Honeycutt, pastor at Covenant of Faith Christian Center; it’s a life-changing commitment. While Honeycutt, 56, and in his 26th…

An Olathe man is in custody after the Friday death of Laura K. Coltrane, 25, whom police said was the victim of a homicide.Olathe police said Coltrane’s body was found in an apartment in Olathe…

Anwar Perry figures he’ll get out of the guarantee business.“We played horribly on offense, and that was probably my fault because I guaranteed we would be better,” Perry said. “And we weren’t.”Allen County Community College’s…

More second-half struggles led to another defeat Saturday for Allen County Community College’s wom-en.Fort Scott shot a blistering 56 percent from the field in the second half to pull away to a 68-41 win.The loss,…