CHANUTE — Iolan Max Snodgrass and Humboldt’s Chris Bauer were among honorees Thursday at Southeast Kansas, Inc.’s annual meeting.Snodgrass, a retired accountant, received the Invested In People award, for his leadership in business and community…

A close-call flood rescue situation in 2007 opened the eyes of some emergency responders. Now, the Anderson County Water Rescue Team is more prepared than ever to face these dangers head-on.Marvin Grimes, the emergency management…

Iola has received an unanticipated settlement amounting to $197,242.30 from the Syngenta Crop Protection corporation, Sweden-based manufacturer of the herbicide atrazine.The settlement, according to a press release, was from a class action lawsuit brought by…

Candidates have surfaced for several positions that will be filled in the April 2 city-school election, but openings remain.The filing deadline is noon Tuesday.No one has yet to file for Iola mayor. Bill Shirley, elected…

Iola freshmen Gus Hopkins and Zack St. Clair left early this morning for a trip of a lifetime — the 57th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C.Hopkins and St. Clair were awarded partial scholarships through the…

A little potpourri:I listened to a few minutes of Sean Hannity’s show on Fox Radio Wednesday and, predictably, he was railing about President Obama’s efforts to curb gun violence.Nothing the president said — all of…

Applying how we run our personal households to how the state should manage its budget sounds good. After all, we both have to live within our means.Trouble is, it doesn’t work; for a number of…

Gov. Sam Brownback dealt with the looming state budget deficit with two proposals in his budget message. First, he would keep the state sales tax at 6.3 percent rather than let it drop by almost…

Florence Helen Utley, 88, Iola, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 at Windsor Place in Iola.Florence was born March 26, 1924, in Nobles County, Minn., the eighth of 13 children born to August and Margaret (Froham)…

School districts across the nation are moving quickly to integrate security measures in buildings, putting other projects on hold. The USD 257 facilities planning committee had been making headway on devising a new school campus.…