Denise Andrea (Paul) Compton, 47, Westphalia, formerly of Colony, died at her home Saturday, March 7, 2015.Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, Garnett, with burial following…

Allen County commissioners approved expenditure of nearly $94,000 Tuesday morning to install a new fueling system at the county airport. They dipped into airport funds for the project.The upgrade has been on drawing boards for…

Iola City Council members agree there’s no magic bullet to solving local housing issues.Builders are reluctant to construct new homes without knowing there’s a buyer — particularly if they know the home itself is not…

Two forums Saturday will give voters a chance to better know candidates in several local elections.Candidates for Allen Community College trustee positions (9 a.m.), Iola council (10 a.m.) and USD 257 (11 a.m.) will be…

ACC administrators decided to hold their horses on selling the college farm.College president John Masterson read a statement suspending his recommendation to sell the college farm at Tuesday’s trustees meeting of Allen Community College. Since…

The Northrup-Warren house’s days are numbered.The 93-year-old house, which was the subject of a protest last summer by those hoping to see the Tudor-style brick home saved, will be demolished in the coming days, Jan…

Iola City Council members will continue to look for potential budget saving measures, with two big ticket items — cutting manpower, and altering the city’s consultant contract with a federal lobbying group — garnering most…

Campaign signs can be posted earlier in the election season, Iola City Council members decided Monday.The council unanimously approved changes in the city’s codes, allowing campaign signs up to 45 days in advance of an…

In recent weeks USD 257 has peeled back the district budget layer by layer to find possible budget cuts. At Monday night’s school board meeting, board members and Superintendent of Schools Jack Koehn evaluated which…

MORAN — There is at least some interest within USD 256 for a four-day school week.While the school board has been discussing the cost-saving measure seriously in recent weeks — and off and on for…