Cletus J. Neville, 88, rural Neosho Falls, died Sunday, April 19, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola.Cletus was born Dec. 15, 1926, in Wichita, the son of Edward and Ella (Jansen) Neville. He…

Lloyd Martin Riebel, 65, Iola, died Friday, April 17, 2015, at Iola Nursing Center.Lloyd was born Jan. 15, 1950, in Iola, the son of Edward Martin and Eleanor Edith (Weber) Riebel. He grew up in…

Bessie (Hay) Leonard, 94, Humboldt, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015, at Neosho Regional Memorial Medical Center in Chanute.She was born Aug. 11, 1920, in Chanute, the daughter of Harry and Bessie (Brownrigg) Hay. The…

State educators pulled back last week from giving non-licensed individuals carte blanche to teach in certain Kansas schools.Just because you may know Spanish, doesn’t mean you can teach it, was a prevailing sentiment that swayed…

Four people were arrested Thursday morning after Iola police officers and Allen County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant at 618 South St.As a result of the warrant, executed at 6:45 a.m., Heather McCullough, 29,…

Free food in the summer is a hard deal to beat, but the USD 257 summer food program has seen low attendance in the past few years. Kathy Koehn, USD 257’s food service coordinator, has…

The Allen County Democratic Party will host a meeting intended to rekindle interest in the party’s local chapter at 7 p.m. April 28 at the courthouse. All registered Democrats — or anyone considering ticking that…

William L. Frederick, 88, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at Windsor Place. Bill was born Oct. 14, 1926, to Leo and Hazel (Mueller) Frederick in Humboldt.Bill attended Humboldt schools and graduated from Humboldt High…

Andrew and Crystal Dunbar, of Richmond, are happy to announce the birth of their son, Calan Gregory Dunbar, born on March 18, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence.He weighed 5 pounds and 11 ounces…

Allen Community College’s softball team couldn’t get its offense rolling in 5-1 and 3-0 losses to Labette Thursday.In game one, ACC tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the first. Cassidy Reynolds started…