Iola High juniors Kelsey Larson and Kendra Taiclet received postseason honors from Southeast Kansas League basketball coaches. The SEK coaches recently selected the 2010-2011 All-SEK Basketball Teams.Larson was named to the All-SEK first team along…

Larry L. Waddell, 68, of Savonburg died Thursday, March 10, 2011.He was born Dec. 26, 1942, in Humansville, Mo., to George and Leota Mae (Adams) Waddell. He attended school in Kincaid. Following school he entered…

Jesse Folk Jr. and Kimberly Folk, Iola, announce the birth of a daughter, Blayke Jacquelyn, born Jan. 31, 2011, at Allen County Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces and was 19 inches long. She…

To the editor,I, Carey Goodman, and Beverly Higinbotham disagree with what Richard Luken wrote about us in the paper on March 10.We are all for the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility and are happy that…

I live in an assisted living place here in Iola. I had to be moved from one place to another, and I had three personal friends move me.As everything could not be moved in one…

Hour by hour the world watches in horror as Japan sits on the precipice of nuclear disaster as a result from Friday’s 9.0 magnitude earthquake. Fears mount of a nuclear meltdown at any one or…

Members of Ward Chapel A.M.E. Baptist Church are hosts for the Lenten breakfast at 7 a.m. Wednesday. The church is at the corner of Buckeye and Lincoln streets.The breakfasts are sponsored by the Iola Ministerial…

HUMBOLDT — A housing project for senior citizens is one step closer to reality.Humboldt City Council members approved a subdivision agreement with Excel Development, Lincoln, Neb., which would allow the developer to begin construction soon…

HUMBOLDT — With the city’s $1.4 million water line improvement project nearly complete, Humboldt City Council members said Monday they are withholding for now a payment to the project’s general contractor until a final change…

Dr. Craig Neuenswander said at Monday night’s board meeting he thinks USD 257 can deal with state aid cuts, the remainder of this school year and also next year.The district faces a loss of $315,179…