Month: February 2012
Guadalupe “Lupe” Alcantar, 80, Moran, formerly of Bronson, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at Moran Manor Nursing Home. She was born Oct. 5, 1931, in Waco, Texas, the daughter of Salbador Alcantar and Inasia Galvan…
Eugene and Marjorie Stephens, Kincaid, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 25 at the United Methodist Church in Kincaid. Eugene Stephens and Marjorie Moore were married…
The guns-everywhere cabal in the Kansas Legislature now has legislation before it which would legalize guns on the campuses of the state’s colleges and universities. As is their custom, they have labeled the bill “The…
Timothy Egan, author of “The Worst Hard Times,” a modern classic on the Great Depression, is in love with facts and numbers. That passion prompted an analysis of the Republican presidential nomination process now under…
Joseph Black, 60, and his son, Daniel, 28, were arrested Thursday afternoon for allegedly stealing copper ground wires from Westar utility poles along Minnesota Road. Undersheriff Bryan Murphy said a person called 911 to report…
LAHARPE — Thrive Allen County is setting its sights on ways to see LaHarpe improve. Organizers from Thrive and the LaHarpe PRIDE Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday for a community conversation. The focus…
Community Lenten breakfasts begin Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, corner of Madison and Buckeye. The breakfast begins at 6:30 a.m. with coffee and visiting. The meal is served at 7 a.m. The program includes music,…
A local woman was bilked out of $2,300 after being tricked into thinking she was sending money to a grandson in need. The woman wired the money, purportedly to a grandson who told her he…
When Paul Porter graduated from Iola High School in 1998 he went directly into the armed forces. After two combat tours overseas with the U.S. Marine Corps, he turned his attention to a different battle…
