Judy Eileen (Flynn) Baker, age 81, of Iola, passed away Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute. Judy was born on March 15, 1942, to Bert Bryan Flynn and Eva Belle (Brown)…

Larry Gene Foster, age 80, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, at his home.  He was born on Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1942 at St. John’s Hospital in Iola to Benjamin Thurston and Grace Martha (Cornell)…

Martha Capper, age 91, of Iola, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Her loved ones are composing her obituary. A memorial service is at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 U.S.…

When I learned that only 29% of the registered voters in Allen County voted, I was surprised — no, shocked.  How can voters allow less than one-third of their members decide what’s happening in the…

We were unaware until very recently that practicing journalism too “persistently” is against the law. At least that’s the case in Calumet City, Illinois, where Daily Southtown reporter Hank Sanders was cited multiple times for…

The Allen County Rural Volunteer Fire Department in Iola was one of 78 departments in Kansas that were awarded funding through the Kansas Firefighter Recruitment and Safety Grant (KSFRSG) Program administered by the Office of…

BUTLER COUNTY —About 10 miles north of El Dorado on U.S. Highway 77, a break appears in the rolling cattle ranches and farmland of the Flint hills. It’s a different sort of farm — a…

Political newcomer Lily Wu has ousted current Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple and will become the city’s first Asian-American mayor. Unofficial results show Wu received 58% of the vote over Whipple’s 42%. In her victory speech,…

The Prairie Dell 4-H Club met Monday, Nov. 6. Members brought non-perishable food items for the community pantry. For roll call, members said what they were thankful for.  Leader Terri Kretzmeier reviewed how members did…

Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved renewing a local sales tax to fund public transit for the next decade. The three-eighths cent sales tax renewal passed with 73% of the vote, according to unofficial…