The opportunity to get a GED diploma in Allen County has been drastically reduced. Trustees at Allen Community College learned Tuesday night funding for the college’s GED program had been cut by 83 percent by…

LACYGNE — Iola High’s Fillies couldn’t overcome Osawatomie’s early lead in a 11-6 loss for third place of the Pioneer League Tournament Tuesday. “This is a team we beat twice earlier,” IHS head coach Vince…

  LA CYGNE — Trent Latta had another brilliant pitching performance to lead the Iola High Mustangs to a 10-0 third place finish against Osawatomie in the Pioneer League Tournament Tuesday. “I thought we came…

GARNETT — With their team title already a virtual certainty, Iola High’s Mustang golf team entered the Anderson County Invitational hoping to wrap up the Pioneer League crown in style. Mission accomplished. Iola took home…

Delma J. French, 86, Colony, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Colony.…

John E. Wymore, 63, Iola, died Monday, May 12, 2014, at his home. Cremation has taken place and private family inurnment will be in Highland Cemetery in Iola, at a later date.  Waugh-Yokum & Friskel…

Ivalee Schell, 91, Manhattan, died Friday, May 9, 2014, at her residence. She was born July 13, 1922, in Natoma, the daughter of Harvey and Beulah (Zimmerman) McFadden. She moved to Manhattan from Beloit, in…

U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts is under attack because, according to his opponents, he can’t legitimately call Kansas home.  Monday afternoon a committee rendered the argument moot, saying it’s OK for the three-term Senator to call…

A service dog trained in Iola began its new life as companion for an 11-year-old elementary student in Topeka, Alex White, in late March. Iolan Ron Fry is proud of the role he had in…

HUMBOLDT — City Administrator Larry Tucker reviewed two programs Monday evening that promise to improve Humboldt’s housing stock. One, through a $170,000 Community Development Block Grant, will result in upgrade of nine rental properties. The…