If Michael McKinnis is elected to represent the Third Ward on Iola’s city council April 2, his tenure would be the shortest ever.He and wife Susie have made arrangements to buy Fred and Joyce Heismeyer’s…

Doris McGuire Nelson Turpin passed away peacefully Feb. 18, 2013. She was the daughter of Fred Shelton McGuire and Hattie White McGuire, Colony. She was the wife of Ramond Turpin, who preceded her in death.…

Richard Charles Mulsow passed away peacefully at Deseret Health and Rehabilitation Center in Yates Center on Feb. 27, 2013. He was 91 years old. Richard was born Feb. 8, 1922, the son of Charles Richard…

June Elizabeth (Thompson) Toland, 98, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Iola.She was born in Iola on June 19, 1914, the eldest child of Clyde E. and Lucy (Wilson) Thompson. She was the great-granddaughter of…

Expanding Medicaid to include more Kansans would save the state money. The math is pretty simple. The more people on the health insurance, the fewer medical emergencies will be incurred. Good health practices, such as…

GREAT BEND — Barton County took the early lead and kept up the pressure from there, dispatching the Allen Community College men 93-61 Saturday. The loss in the first round of the Region VI playoffs…

Missed opportunities down the stretch proved costly for the Allen Community College women Saturday, and in so doing ended the Red Devils’ season.The Red Devils scored only two points over the last 10 minutes of…

LUBBOCK, Texas — Allen Community College’s Gabriela Ruiz doubled up her efforts Friday, leading to a pair of lofty finishes for the Red Devil women’s indoor track team.The Red Devils took fifth at the NJCAA…

A number of local wrestlers held their own against roughly 300 others Saturday as part of the Allen County Open/Novice Invitational.The event was hosted by Allen County Wrestling Club. Wrestlers from 25 clubs across Kansas,…

The Lady Titans had their eye on the prize from the beginning Saturday night against Elk Valley High, and never let up.The Southern Coffey County High girls took the Class 1A, Division II substate championship…