Water lines may be laid across the lawn outside Allen County Courthouse to make it easier to water trees and grass. Iolan Don Hillbrant asked commissioners Tuesday to consider the project, which first was mentioned…

Following nearly one hour in executive session, Iola City Council members appointed Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Sell as the Allen County EMS Director Tuesday evening. “It was a surprise to me,” Sell said as he…

Friday morning is the public celebration of a new era of health care in Allen County. The 11 a.m. ribbon cutting celebrates a three-year effort to build a new hospital that comes with a new…

EUREKA — A pair of blistering starts kept Humboldt High’s volleyball team on the right track. The Lady Cubs hit the road Tuesday for a triangular meet at Eureka, and wasted little time in picking…

Saturday’s tournament results Grades 3-5 A&W 14, SEK Stockyard 6. Luke Perry scored twice and added a two-point conversion for A&W. Jarrett Herrmann had a touchdown for SEK Stockyard. Yocham Oil 26, Sonic-Red 0. Tyson…

RICHMOND — Iola High’s volleyball team went winless on the night Tuesday, dropping a pair of matches at Central Heights’ triangular meet. The Fillies fell to Wellsville in straight sets, 25-20, 25-15, and to host…

  Raymond Murl (Ray) Valentine, 80, Eureka, passed away Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, at Greenwood County Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born Oct. 16, 1932, in Iola, the son of Vernon and…

Wanda (Reiter) Billingsley, 91, died Friday, Oct. 11, 2013.   She is survived by her husband, Al, and children Kenneth Reiter, Waynseville, Mo., Howard Reiter, Kincaid, Doris Fugitt, Humboldt; grandchildren Kenneth, Karl, Keith, Gary, and Angela…

By the time this goes to print, perhaps the U.S. Congress will have agreed to pay its debts and fund its government. Fingers are crossed saner heads have prevailed. If not, the United States is…

To the editor, Recently, I had the misfortune to awaken quite ill. My wife called 911, and my misfortune ceased. The EMTs and my wife got me to the hospital’s  ER here in Iola. The…