Law enforcement personnel from Allen, Woodson and Coffey counties have been scouring the areas around Neosho Falls this week in search of Joseph Leftwitch, who is being sought in connection with a string of thefts…

Reports of potential gunfire are keeping law enforcement officers on their toes this week. Allen County sheriff’s deputies were called to assist with an investigation stemming from Neosho Falls Tuesday morning after a subject reportedly…

Saturday was picture perfect for Old Settlers Day in Neosho Falls. Activities included horseshoes and tug-of-war as well as kids games, Bingo and music with Undertaker Tunes and Jake Marlin & The Reckless.  At right,…

NEOSHO FALLS — At last year’s Ol’ Settlers Day in Neosho Falls, groups of adults competed against each other in an impromptu game of tug-of-war. It was so much fun, organizers of this year’s event…

CLAREMORE, Okla. — At the Belvidere Mansion in Claremore, Okla., “Neosho Falls” has become synonymous with mystery and entertainment.  That’s because playwright Mark Ogle finds his inspiration from a childhood spent playing at his grandparents’…

NEOSHO FALLS — Internet access to Neosho Falls residents was finally restored late Tuesday evening, after the township lost access over a week ago. CenturyLink, the only internet service provider for the rural area, re-established…

Dale W. Muns, Neosho Falls hardware merchant whose store was virtually filled with muddy water during the July flood, will soon open a new lumber yard in Iola. Muns has purchased two acres of land…

With the threat of a $60,000 budget deficit staring them in the face, Allen County Commissioners laid off eight road and bridge employees and ordered all weed and brush cutting in the country suspended.  *****…

“I’m no hero,” said Bill Mentzer. “I just felt so sorry, and my heart went out to those people.” Mentzer, now 90, was referring to the historic “Black Friday” Flood of July 1951, when much…

This celebratory article marks the 50th entry of Just Prairie. Rural America really used to boom. As evidence, look no further than the Neosho Valley District Fair of 1879, when over 30,000 people (perhaps as…