Dear editor,The more I think about cutting food stamps, the more unfair it seems to be.Congress has been pounding into people’s heads that anyone using food stamps or on assistance, is just too lazy to…

Faith House, a Chanute shelter for homeless people, is in an economic pinch.Linda Stange told Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning the facility that serves Neosho and adjoining counties, including Allen, had come up short with…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt will apply for a Kansas Department of Transportation grant that would fund substantial downtown improvements.Council members also agreed, on a 5-to-1 vote, to provide $25,000 from their Community Development Fund, if application…

With phone lines now humming at the new Allen County Regional Hospital, the doors will swing open Dec. 9, about six weeks past the original Oct. 29 debut.The fiber optic system is “the real deal,…

Iola welcomes newest service dog The community of Iola welcomes one of its newest “citizens” — a 14-pound Belgian Labrador named Italy.Ron Fry, a local dog enthusiast, is training the puppy to be utilized as…

FORT SCOTT — Early foul trouble plagued both teams Tuesday night as Allen Community College traveled to Fort Scott to take on the Greyhounds.The Red Devils settled their ship late in the first half, turning…

It took a while for Iola Middle School’s wrestlers to get over the fact they were competing in front of the home crowd Tuesday, their head coach said.“I think we psyched ourselves out,” IMS wrestling…

Robert Prasko, 75, Colony, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, at Windsor Place in Iola.Memorial contributions may be made to Colony First Responders and left in care of the funeral home.Graveside service will be…

Crandall Meredith, 50, Johns Island, S.C., husband of Christine Crone Meredith, entered into eternal rest Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. His funeral service was today at St. Michael’s Church. Burial was at St. Michael’s churchyard.Crandall was…

In 2005, a bushel of corn sold for $1.95. This fall, it fetched $6.21 a bushel, down from $7.31 earlier this year.The federal mandate established in 2005 under President George Bush requiring U.S. oil companies…