People of faith tend to get more involved in their communities than others, said Ed O’Malley, president of the Kansas Leadership Center. On that premise, the KLC is launching Leadership and Faith, Southeast Kansas, a…

Area high-schoolers looking for help applying for federal student aid to attend college can do so at College Goal Sunday.Officials from Allen County Community College and other colleges will be at the ACCC campus from…

Organizers from Wichita-based Preferred Family Healthcare have been visiting at length with community groups to determine ways to prevent youth from turning to tobacco and alcohol.Since November, Preferred Family Healthcare has been designated a Regional…

Barbara Culbertson, president of the Allen County Hospital Auxiliary, has put out a call for volunteers. “We have 16 active members,” Culbertson said. “But, several are limited in what they can do.” A recent decline…

Members of the committee appointed to review ambulance services in Iola and Allen County asked for comprehensive analyses of each at the conclusion of their initial meeting Friday noon.“We need an overview of each service,…

Iola city officials still are investigating whether computer controls to a pair of electric generators can be fixed to prevent power outages early Thursday when Westar again disconnects electricity to the city for about two…

Mike and Nancy Ford look at the world differently now. A simple walk may get the couple no farther than around the block. Zipping across state? They’ll take the back roads, thank you. The change…

For 35 years Tom Williams has toiled in law enforcement. One more and he can relax.Williams announced today that he would retire a year hence, when his second four-year term as Allen County sheriff concludes.Williams’…

Elizabeth Ann “Wibby” Jesse, 58, of Humboldt, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Olathe Medical Center. Elizabeth was born April 28, 1953, in Chanute, the daughter of George A. and Eunice Clarice (Gier) Jesse. She…

Were I a member of Congress, my hackles would rise when a candidate for president looks straight into the camera and says, “I will repeal Obamacare!” Since when can a president repeal any law? That’s…