ALTAMONT — Iola High’s track season certainly got off to a whirlwind start Thursday at Labette County High School. The team did well individually, but the meet was interrupted by a tornado warning before it…

Time is running short for those voting ahead of Tuesday’s city and school elections.Advance voting is available through the mail, or in the Allen County clerk’s office in the courthouse.No ballots will be mailed to…

Iola Kiwanis’ annual Easter Egg Hunt returns to the Allen County Courthouse lawn at noon Saturday.Hundreds of pieces of candy will be scattered across the lawn south and west of the building, where children will…

Chardel Hasting’s new position with the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department is a homecoming of sorts.Hastings previously worked 13 years as a nurse for the department, but left to assume other duties, most recently at…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s softball team kicked off the 2015 season in fine fashion Tuesday, rolling to wins of 18-2 and 22-7 over visiting Altoona-Midway High.The fun started in the first inning when Marmaton…

Lynn A. Cameron, 46, Milford, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at her residence. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lyona United Methodist Church, 1850 Wolf Rd., Junction City, with Pastor…

John David Scheibmeir, 65, Bernice, Okla., died Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin.John was born June 28, 1949, in Iola, the son of Lloyd F. and Pearl M. (Henry) Scheibmeir. He grew…

A traffic accident south of Humboldt sent two Chanute women to the hospital Wednesday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Rose Stierwalt, 72, Chanute, was entering the northbound lane of U.S. 169 from the 1150…

Suzanne Hoyt Marquis, 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 27, 2015, under the incredible and tender care of Grace Hospice and Care Haven Homes.Suzie was born Nov. 3, 1930, in Iola. She had two…

Aliyah Nicholas, 2, Kincaid, gained her angel wings at home Monday, March 30, 2015, after battling Walker Warburg Syndrome.She was born June 26, 2012, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Overland Park, the daughter of…