Amid the tales of destruction and woe following the devastating tornado that hit Joplin Sunday, a pair of Iola High School students are focusing on the less-publicized victims — animals.Kylee Classen and Hannah Barclay, both…

Clyde Toland credits the physical and occupation therapy he receives at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute for his continued recovery from a stroke he experienced almost a year ago.“I owe it to therapy…

Amber Weide has been on the receiving end of benevolence in fundraisers to help her with cancer treatments. She understands the downside of life.Wednesday afternoon Amber and daughter Bayleigh came to the Thrive Allen County…

Willis Parrish, 79, of Iola died Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at Allen County Hospital in Iola.He was born July 7, 1931, in Neosho, Mo., to Roley and Marguarite (Stalker) Parrish. He grew up in Neosho…

Glen Edwin Gilpin, 88, of Emporia died Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Emporia Presbyterian Manor.He was born Feb. 11, 1923, in Centerville, to Claude and Helen McGrew Gilpin. He was the brother of the late…

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, one of Obama’s holdovers from the Bush administration, warned Congress and the nation against cutting defense spending too aggressively in the quest to reduce the deficit.America’s military might and its global…

JOPLIN — As they dug through the rubble Monday, Kenneth Powell knew whatever he and a handful of other emergency workers were going to find wasn’t going to be good.They were assisting an older gentleman…

Response to the train derailment three miles south of Moran came off with military precision.In charge was Ruben Lopez, Union Pacific transportation services superintendent from Wichita and a graduate of West Point Military Academy. Lopez…

Lt. Col. David Lee will be the guest speaker at Monday’s Memorial Day services. Services begin at 11 a.m. at Highland Cemetery. In case of rain, services will be at the American Legion, 712 W.…

An unexpected and shocking 27 percent increase in health insurance premiums has created a budget nightmare for the USD 257 Board of Education.Just as Superintendent Craig Neuenswander thought he’d solved the district’s budget woes in…