Texas Gov. Rick Perry came under thundering criticism Thursday for his spectacular stumble in Wednesday night’s debate among Republican candidates.Gearing up for a significant statement of policy, Perry said  he would eliminate three agencies of…

INDEPENDENCE — Iola Middle School’s seventh- and eighth-grade girls teams took three out of four at Independence Middle School Thursday.The seventh-grade A and B squads swept their doubleheader, downing Independence 13-10 and 13-4.The eighth-grade A…

Allen County Community College is one step closer to building a new student housing complex.The college’s Board of Trustees, at its regular monthly meeting Thursday, hired architect Paul Cavanaugh of Places Architect’s, Wichita, to draw…

In the beginning, Matt and Lesley Skahan didn’t want to talk about their newborn son, Mason. “We knew something was wrong, that Mason was delayed,” Lesley said. “But it was hard to admit.”Despite the reassurances…

Iola City Councilmen Ken Rowe and Steve French used Thursday night’s town hall meeting at the middle school to gauge citizen attitude about a potential pay raise for city employees.The two council members, who represent…

Iolan Lee Berg, a volunteer firefighter, pleaded guilty this week to setting a series of grass and hay fires in northern Allen County.Berg, 19, pleaded guilty in Allen County District Court to five felony counts…

YATES CENTER – On the west side of the courthouse square is an unpretentious store front, identified without fanfare as “Steiner’s.” Inside, the old sundries store is anything but unpretentious. Row after row, stack after…

Brian Donovan, a former Iola police officer, is suing the city and Chief of Police Jared Warner, claiming he was fired because he once accused the police chief of being on duty after consuming alcohol.Donovan,…

Bonnie Maxine Bird, 91, of Garnett died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at Golden Heights in Garnett.She was married to Oliver J. Bird on May 22, 1937, in Iola. He is deceased.Funeral services will be at…

Voters in Maine, Mississippi, Arizona and Ohio told their state governments to back off in elections Tuesday.Ohio Gov. John Kasich had asked voters to let a law remain in place restricting public workers’ rights to…