It wasn’t exactly a love fest.And while the mood remained congenial between legislators and their audience, there was a clear division of opinion between what the legislators and their constituents thought should be the goal…

Less than a year ago, U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts attended the ground-breaking ceremonies in Manhattan for the much-anticipated $1.15 billion National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, otherwise known as NBAF.The facility will provide an estimated 350…

Sereina Lynne Cranor, 51, formerly of Iola, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, at her home in Chanute.Sereina was born Nov. 20, 1962, in Iola, the daughter of Richard Lee and LaFaun Lee (Yehle) Cranor. She…

Cecil Mae (Beary) Gaulding, 88, passed away peacefully at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014.Cecil was born March 10, 1925, in Kansas City, Kan. the daughter of Perry E. and…

The Bowlus Fine Arts Center will host Presidio Brass at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Southern California brass ensemble will perform selections from their latest album, “Sounds of Cinema,” that features music from Hollywood’s greatest…

COLONY — A lot has changed for Roger Young over the past few months, proving that sometimes the best things come from the grimmest circumstances.On Dec. 4, Young woke up to sirens to find that…

The legalization of marijuana in Colorado doesn’t mean potheads will be moving there in droves.Availability has never been the issue.Rather, it’s the enforcement of marijuana use and the incarceration of abusers that have created an…

Henry B. Moody, 71, Kincaid, passed away on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at his home.He was born on June 9, 1942, in Ottawa. Henry was the oldest of three children born to Raymond Austin and…

OVERLAND PARK — The indoor track season got off to a flying start Friday for Allen Community College.Seven Red Devil athletes have qualified for nationals, and two school records were set at the Cavalier Invitational,…

Offensive woes continued to plague the Allen Community College women Saturday.The visiting Cowley Tigers ended the first half with an 18-1 lead and never looked back in an 85-35 victory.The loss, Allen’s fifth in a…