Month: July 2019

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 35-year-old white male who was a drug addict from the age of 14 until 32. You name it, I took it. About three years ago, I quit drugs and…

Just a few weeks ago, Noah Johnson was in a hospital in Huesca, Spain, watching a surgical procedure. In the background, soothing music played. Johnson kept a close eye on machines that tracked the patient?s…

One Monday in February, 65-year-old Karen Endicott-Coyan gripped the wheel of her black 2014 Ford Taurus with both hands as she made the hour-long drive from her farm near Fort Scott to Chanute. With a…

Iola City Council members are expected to decide Monday whether to allow overnight parking along Washington and Jefferson avenues in downtown Iola. Monday’s Council meeting, at 6 p.m. in the New Community Building at Riverside…

William Hewitt (Bill) Burche, 92, formerly of Moran, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at Country Place Senior Living, Chanute. Bill was born Sept. 4, 1926, in Wichita, to Armor Burche and Vena A. (Hall)…

Nyra Ann McGhee, age 71, of Colony, passed away June 26, 2019, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 8, 1947 in Abilene, the daughter of Franklin Junior Hudson and Margarett M.…

Linda Kay Vaughn, age 70, of Gas, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. She was born Sept. 21, 1948, to Richard Tate and Jean (Powell) Tate…

Kappa Alpha members discussed their recent national convention held in West Des Moines at Monday’s meeting.  Lucinda Stanley and Mary LaCrone served as hostesses to 12 members.  Stanley noted the Box Top Program will undergo…

Arrest reported Iola police officers arrested Jenny Cooper, 60, Iola, for suspicion of burglary and criminal damage to property Tuesday morning, following a reported break-in along the 700 block of South Washington Avenue. Iolan Andrew…

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A judge threw out a defamation lawsuit filed by Kansas Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning against The Kansas City Star over a column criticizing him for opposing Medicaid expansion. Johnson County…