While they have the county’s blessing to proceed with the eminent domain process, Allen County Hospital trustees remain hopeful that deals still can be reached to acquire land for a new hospital.“We’re still hoping for…

For the moment, Clara Wicoff’s life is like an absurd Dr. Seuss story. Think alphabet soup with words and letters floating about. She goes to brush her teeth, and there affixed to the mirror is…

Allen County Community College’s softball games Tuesday against Neosho County Community College at Chanute were postponed.The games have been rescheduled for March 31 at Chanute

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Speedway’s 2011 racing season opens Saturday with the sixth annual Havoc at the Hummer. The United States Modified Tour Series (USMTS) comes to the Speedway.It is the 19th time the USMTS modified…

Allen County Kids Wrestling’s Mat Warriors competed in their own Mat Warrior Open tournament Saturday. The tournament drew over 250 contestants to the Iola High gym.In the morning sessions, wrestlers 6-and-under, 8-and-under and 10-and-under competed.…

Iola High senior Marcus Sullivan and freshman Mike Armstrong were selected as first-team All-Southeast Kansas League wrestlers. Mustang sophomore Stephen McDonald was awarded SEK honorable mention.The SEK wrestling coaches made the 2010-2011 All-SEK selections Monday.Sullivan…

Skyler and Casey Tennis, Centerton, Ark., announce the birth of their first child, Treyson Matthew, born Dec. 21, 2010. He weighed 5 pounds, 7 ounces and was 19 1/4 inches long.Maternal grandparents are Tommy and…

Edith Birdell (Rodgers) Wiley, 94, homemaker and retired Methodist pastor’s wife, died Sunday, March 6, 2011. She was born April 28, 1916, in Newton, to Charles Leroy and Emma (Holdeman) Rodgers. The family lived in…

Vera Ellen Thurman, 95, of Iola and formerly of Erie and Beatrice, Neb., died Sunday, March 6, 2011, at Iola Nursing Center.  She was the widow of C.R. “Pat” Thurman, who died Nov. 6, 1997. …

Cracking down on illegal immigrants can get tricky.State Rep. Debbie Riddle, a tea party favorite in Texas, introduced a bill that would make hiring an “unauthorized alien” a crime punishable by up to two years…