LAHARPE — After nearly four months after being informed LaHarpe was going to receive grant funding for improvements to its electric distribution system, the city has been notified that it can proceed with the work.…

Allen Community College students got some much-needed therapy from the stress of preparing for finals today with the help of two canine volunteers.  Reno and Eva, 5 and 3 years old respectively, are doberman pinschers…

Jon Wells, who has served on the Iola City Council since 2013, has thrown his hat into the ring to be the city’s next mayor. Wells filed Wednesday, County Clerk Sherrie Riebel said. Wells was…

Whatever potion the Heslop family is brewing in their back lab, they should bottle it and sell it in restaurants. For the second year in a row, Troy and Adisa Heslop will watch a daughter…

Allen Community College cross country and track coach Vince DeGrado doesn’t mince words when discussing what he looks for in his incoming recruits.“Toughness.”That characteristic drew him to add a pair of local standouts to his…

OVERBROOK — Ethan Tavarez hadn’t seen any in-game pitching opportunities in the last month with his last action being at Anderson County on April 11, but the rust didn’t show in Iola’s 10-0 five-inning victory…

CARBONDALE — The Fillies have taken a very interesting route to their 10-10 regular season record, but now after a sweep of Santa Fe Trail, Iola enters the postseason with plenty of momentum. “I don’t…

Daniel Martin Hamilton Jr., 71, St. Louis, passed away peacefully, Thursday, May 4, 2017, at St. Anthony’s Hospital, St. Louis.    He was born Dec. 7, 1945, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Daniel Martin Hamilton Sr. and…

HUMBOLDT — This is part seven of a 14-part series following Nina Froggatte’s journey through police training at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, Hutchinson. As part of a small group Monday, Froggatte was dispatched…

Iola High School’s jazz and concert bands filled the Bowlus Fine Arts Center with a number of rousing songs Tuesday. Included in the concert was the introduction of Ranie Wahlmeier, at right, who is replacing…