Alice Maffett, interim nurse administrator for the SEK Multi-County Health Department, was the main speaker for Friday’s See, Hear Iola. The forum was one week earlier than normal because of the holiday. Maffett is standing…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Stephanie Fibelkorn, who crammed in more in her 21 brief years than some people twice her age, was honored at a memorial service Wednesday. Hundreds flocked to the memorial at Ohio State…

COFFEYVILLE —A steady stream of job seekers filed through the second major job fair to be held in Montgomery County in the past five weeks.  Prompted by announcements that Amazon.com and Southwire Company — two…

Iolan Jeffery Lynn Miller, 57, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, at his home. He was born Jan. 19, 1958, in Pittsburg. He married Kathy Barker on July 12, 1980, in Fort Scott, where they made…

Linda Kay Williams, 69, La Cygne, formerly of Allen County, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014.  She was born on July 1, 1945, the youngest child of 14 to Bertlum and Lois Ryan Stokes.…

The Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa in Maui, Hawaii was the setting for the Aug. 23, 2014, wedding of Kate Stanley and Wayne Lemmer, Los Angeles. Kate is the daughter of MaryAnn Howland and Steve…

  Randielle Pierson and Clay Houser, both of Emporia, are happy to announce their engagement to be married. The couple will marry in June 2015 The couple met in high school and have been dating…

Adison Marie Campbell was born Dec. 15, 2014, to parents Kimberly Vaughn and Daniel Campbell, Iola,  at Allen County Regional Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds and 7.2 ounces and was 18.5 inches. She is the…

Mara Jade Miller was born Dec. 16, 2014 to parents Lindsey and Daniel Miller, Iola, at Allen County Regional Hospital. Mara weighed 7 pounds and 6 ounces and was 19 inches long. She is the…

Clyde Toland, a life-long student of local history, took exception to last Saturday’s report of Gen. Fred Funston’s alleged dark side activities in the Philippines in the early 1900s. Toland wrote: “I was not previously…