Child removed  rom home After spending several hours at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute Monday, Allen County sheriff’s deputies took a 3-day-old infant into protective custody. Citing privacy concerns, the Sheriff’s Office declined…

In early April, DeAnna Gerber (nee DeMeritt) was preparing for an excursion to Copenhagen and Russia. Always ready to travel, DeAnna had been on 15 trips in 2018 alone, primarily in the United States. More…

Streams of shoppers partook Friday in Iola?s Downtown Block Party, in search of bargains and other prizes.   Hazel Jones clears decorations from a tree at Second Chance Thrift Store.   Shoppers make their way…

Many readers will be glad to see “Olive Again” by Elizabeth Strout, a sequel to her Pulitzer Prize-winning “Olive Kitteridge” which also became an HBO series.  The earlier novel explored the relationships of people in…

Santa brought a special guest with him, this reindeer, admired adoringly by Parker Weilert, 5.   Santa?s official arrival in Iola Thursday brought throngs of youngsters, including Aiden Stotler, 5, who delivered his wish list for…

Iola High School students from left, Michael Price, Haley Carlin, Adryan Nading and Kayton Godfrey have been selected to perform today at the Kansas Music Educators Association Southeast District Honors Band at Pittsburg State University.…

Allen Community College will hold a reception recognizing outgoing board of trustee members, while also honoring incoming members. The reception will be in the Mary Ellen Stadler Room at 5 p.m. Tuesday prior to their…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Pastor Steve Traw discussed “The 144,000”  — referring to the 144,000 who were sealed with God’s seal in Revelation Chapter 7. These men (12,000 from each of the 12 tribes of Israel)…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dozens of sinkholes, some up to 12 feet deep, are dotting the landscape in the small southeastern Missouri city of Caruthersville, forcing road detours, swallowing sections of people’s yards and leaving…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just get on with it.  After months of fighting the House impeachment inquiry, blocking witnesses and ignoring subpoenas, the White House is now publicly embracing a strategy it has privately signaled for…