A recent article about a fundraiser for Patty Patterson coincided with an anonymous donor from Yates Center, who happened to meet Patty’s daughter, Carmen.Carmen Patterson was working at State Street Liquor when the donor handed…

L. Maxine Smith, 80, Iola, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, at Ambassador Manor in Tulsa, Okla.Maxine was born July 28, 1931, in Rippee, Mo., the daughter of James Franklin “Frank” and Sylvia Daisy (Gregg) Prock.…

Terry Joseph Cole, 21 died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, in Iola from complications related to diabetes.He was born July 13, 1990, in Iola, the son of Terry Lee and Betty Lynn (Griffin) Cole. He lived…

Dear Editor, I, for one, applaud the City Council for doing their job.They found something wrong and fixed it.Isn’t that what we sent them to do? Sincerely,Vivian MichaelIola, Kan.

Saturday was yard work.Sunday, laundry and cooking.And Monday, tackled the basement.Ah, does this desk job feel good. How many of you took Labor Day, literally? AMERICANS are hard-working people as compared to other cultures. The…

HUMBOLDT  — Dalton Kirk and Tim VanGotten were the top dogs in the B-Mod division’s points race. The two drivers battled for the top spot all season at Humboldt Speedway.So it was fitting that it…

WICHITA — Gabriela Ruiz ran a strong race in her first 4K competition of the 2011 season. The Allen County Community College freshman was the top two-year college finisher in the women’s cross country race…

Employees at Monarch Cement Company received notice recently of an “anticipated” shutdown, something that hasn’t happened for almost 30 years. “The exact timing will depend on the strength of our market as we head into…

Herbert Matlock, 90, of Chanute died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute.Herbert was born on Oct. 20, 1920, in Neosho County, to Eliga Bert and Grace (Stowell) Matlock.  On May 25,…

Pauline Swink, 93, formerly of Bronson, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, at Louisburg Care Center.She was born June 18, 1918, at the home of her parents, Ernest and Mary (Payne) Cox, about 3 miles southwest…