Iola Middle School’s seventh-grade girls were not gracious hosts Saturday.The Ponies won both divisions of the 2011 IMS Pony Stampede basketball tournament. Iola rolled past Parsons to take the A-team championship at the middle school…

It’s always good to hear flattering words spoken about your town, your church, your organization — particularly when those words are backed up with facts solid enough to give them sincerity. Because of this, the…

Pastor Paul Miller told about 50 people attending community Thanksgiving service Sunday evening thanks was due God because “He first forgave our transgressions.”The service, a function of the Iola Area Ministerial Association, was hosted by…

Perhaps it takes an outsider to see the difference Thrive Allen County has made to the area.“Of all the counties we serve, Allen County is unique,” said Brenda Sharpe, CEO of the REACH Healthcare Foundation,…

Robert L. “Bob” Colborn, 86, of LaHarpe died Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.Bob was born July 26, 1925, on a farm north of Kiowa, to…

Kasondra Diane Berry, 37, of Iola died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, at her home.She was born April 12, 1974, in Iola, to Ralph L. and Deloris L. (Walters) Atzbach.She married Joe Riley in 1991, and…

John and Jean Jackson, Fort Scott, will observe their 60th wedding anniversary on Friday.The couple were married on Nov. 25, 1951, in Bronson. They lived in the Iola area for 22 years before moving to…

St. John’s Catholic Church was the 2 p.m. July 23 setting for the wedding of Brittney Lynn Sprague and Seth Andrew Meiwes. The ceremony was performed by the groom’s uncle, Deacon Jim Clements, Dumas, Texas,…

More than 300 people from over southeast Kansas crowded into the parish hall of St. John’s Catholic church Thursday morning for the “Together We Succeed” economic summit.In opening remarks, Gov. Sam Brownback said it was…

COLONY — Visiting Westphalia handed Crest Middle School’s Lancers their first loss of the season on Thursday.  Westphalia beat the CMS A-team 40-32.Kellen Ramsey scored 10 points for Crest. Brandon Brailler had six points. Garrett…