Allen County commissioners gave no indication Tuesday they were about to cozy up to a proposal from Iola for it to take full responsibility for ambulance service in the county.“I’m firmly convinced we have the…

If it were a four-horse race, two potential sites for a new Allen County Hospital would be well in the lead, ACH Trustee Harry Lee Jr. said Tuesday.With that in mind, Lee and his fellow…

Virginia Grace Smith, 84, a longtime resident of Bronson died Saturday, July 30, 2011, at Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott.  She was born Dec. 21, 1926, in Uniontown, to Frank N. and Mary J.…

Devlin Charles Meats, 4-day-old son of Ben A. Meats and Krissy M. Brubaker of Moran, died Sunday, July 31, 2011, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.He was born Wednesday, July 27, 2011, in Iola.He is…

Humboldt Heat plans to stay hot.On the heels of a state championship, the 15-and-under Babe Ruth League baseball team heads to the 2011 Babe Ruth League Midwest Regional Tournament. The Heat leaves Wednesday for the…

Iola High School football players will check out their equipment for the 2011 season at 7 a.m. Friday at the high school.On Wednesday morning at 7 o’clock and again at 7 p.m. Thursday, the Mustang…

HUMBOLDT — Brandon Weide has not had a “good luck” season on the race track. Weide persevered through mechanical woes, flat tires and the like throughout the season at Humboldt Speedway.Even Friday after finishing fourth…

Imagine being a small, frightened child whisked from your home after a court determines your home life is dangerous, inappropriate or unhealthy.Fifty-three children in Allen County, ages newborn to 18, have recently experienced such turmoil,…

HUMBOLDT — In an unusual twist Humboldt’s city council voted Monday evening to increase property tax support for Humboldt’s 2012 budget by 2 mills, putting the total at 63.618.That occurred near the conclusion of a…

Dealing with heat is commonplace at most county fairs in the area, a byproduct of having the events held in late July and early August, noted Southwind Extension District Agent Carla Nemecek.But the heat wave…