Mary Jo “Jody” (Boyd) Adams, 68, passed away Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014 in Burlington.Funeral services will be Wednesday at First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, Yates Center. Burial will follow in Yates Center Cemetery.Visitation is…

Leroy M. Runer, 88, Erie, passed away Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul. He was born Sept. 4, 1925, in Iola to Cecil Runer and Zula Long Runer Scoville.…

Golda Marie Colles, 61, Paola, earned her wings on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. She was a limited edition, there was no one like her and if you knew her you were lucky.She was born on…

LeaAnne (Skip) Becker passed peacefully, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at the age of 79. Born Aug. 13, 1934, to Janet (Bishop) and David Leaves, Skip grew up in the Philadelphia area and graduated from Haddonfield…

I trust the Kaiser Family Foundation’s polling on healthcare issues. Kaiser’s polling is objective, methodologically sound and accurate. That is why it is disturbing to see the current results of the uninsured on the Affordable…

Foodservice was a boiling topic at USD 257’s board meeting Monday night.Only four of seven board members were present at the meeting.USD 257 is working toward hiring a foodservice company to help cut food costs…

HUMBOLDT — Chanute City Clerk Rebecca Woods will look at Humboldt city finances, to see where money might be saved and reserves rebuilt. The review is expected to take about eight weeks and cost $4,000.Mayor…

COLONY — Brent Smith, head football coach for the past decade at Crest High School, asked USD 479 Board of Education members to reconsider their decision not to renew his coaching contract for 2014.Smith’s plea…

“I have good news and bad news,” Scott Shreve said when addressing the Iola City Council Monday evening — a concise way to sum up a complicated issue on gas and electric utilities.Shreve is the…

Area bowlers were recognized Saturday for their work as part of a nationwide Bowlers to Veterans Link (BVL) campaign at Iola’s Country Lanes. Through BVL, funds provide recreational and therapeutic programs and services to Veterans…