Max Yoho has a streak of self-deprecation. “I don’t mind being a liar,” he said Saturday afternoon during a visit to promote his latest book, “Me and Aunt Izzy,” at Iola Public Library. “But,” added…

John Marvin Lee Bills died at home surrounded by family on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, in Gulf Breeze, Fla. He was 86. He was born on Oct. 7, 1925, and grew up in Kansas City,…

Richard Dean Tice, born in 1926 to Charles and Evelyn “Nellie” Tice (Fisk), Chanute, departed to his heavenly home on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, with his daughter by his side, in Humboldt.  After graduating in…

Willena A. Boehm, 81, Ottawa, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, at Ottawa Retirement Village.  She was born May 21, 1930, in Colony, the daughter of W.W. “Bill” and Frances Anona (Yates) Simpson.  She grew up…

Duane Lee Scharff and Michelle Ann Tholen, Moran, were married Aug. 13, 2011, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Iola. The Rev. Robert Wachter officiated. Special guests were grandparents Floyd and Naomi Cosens, Pleasanton, and…

Joel Isaac Joo was born Dec. 24, 2011, in Tampa, Fla. Joel is the son of Seunghwan and Jennifer Joo, Tampa. He is their first child. His maternal grandparents are Steve and Debbie Barnes, Iola.…

George and Shirley Catron, Iola, were given a surprise 50th wedding anniversary party on Dec. 31 at St. John’s Parish Hall in Iola hosted by their children. George Catron and Shirley Gilliland were united in…

Letter to the editor: The president was elected by the American people and was just as black then as he is now. I seriously doubt that Nancy Reagan would agree, nor do I, that she…

Gov. Sam Brownback dumped a huge load of work in the Kansas Legislature’s lap Wednesday night: Revamp the state income tax. Eliminate the long-term deficit in KPERS. Enact a new water rights law and find…

For the second year running, Iola eighth-graders scored above the national average on a nationally recognized college readiness test. When 103 students arrived at the middle school Dec. 21, instead of going about the day…