Wyatt J. Stevens, 54, of Westphalia died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at his home.He was born on March 29, 1957, in Red Bluff, Calif. The family moved to the Moran area in 1968.Following high school…

While the Senate moved closer to some kind of deal to raise the debt ceiling so that federal checks won’t bounce after Aug. 2, the House took up its cut, cap and balance bill.The measure…

The SEK Thunder, a girls’ fastpitch softball traveling team, won the ASA Class C KC Metro Championship tournament last weekend.The SEK Thunder has girls from southeast Kansas and is coached by Doug Ames and Tony…

Iola Indians, an 11-and-under traveling baseball team, concluded their season with a third-place finish in the USSSA 11-and-Under A World Series.Iola competed in the World Series last week in Liberty, Mo. The Indians were 4-1…

GARNETT -— Iola American Legion Post 15’s AA Indians are going to have to work overtime on their quest to reach the 2011 Kansas American Legion AA State Tournament.The AA Indians dropped an 11-6 decision…

Iola American Legion Post 15’s A Indians were behind the eight ball early Tuesday as the host of the 2011 Kansas American Legion A Zone 3 tournament.Actually, it was more like a nine ball. Iola…

The he-said, she-said arguments that sometimes derail domestic cases in criminal court soon will be less of an influence in Allen County.Before the end of July, county officers will be outfitted with head-mounted cameras that…

Allen County may provide some support for the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility, but it’s not likely to approach the $50,000 sought by supporters of the animal shelter.Commissioner Gary McIntosh said  Tuesday morning he was…

Ramsey Lee Gott, 28, Iola, will spend the next eight years behind bars after District Judge Daniel Creitz handed down what he said was a light sentence.On Feb. 18, 2010, Gott was driving a car…

A grueling, two-day budget workshop for Iola City Council members ended Tuesday with verbal sparring between council members and city staff.Tempers flared near the conclusion of the five-plus hour workshop, which began Monday and wrapped…