Three suspects are in jail after being arrested Monday for reportedly stealing a handgun from West Side Bait Shop, 509 West St. Allen County Sheriff Tom Williams said Iolans Timothy Vest and Eric Schommer and…

SAFE BASE is here to stay — for at least another five years, anyway. SAFE BASE director Angela Henry told the USD 257 Board of Education Monday the after-school program serving USD 257 for the…

Charlotte J. Bunnel, 81, Welda, died Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, at the Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care Unit. She was born Jan. 6, 1931 in Iola, Kansas, the daughter of Roy D. and Frieda…

Jett Bryor Hammond was born on Dec. 12, 2011, at Allen County Hospital to Brigitte and Dee Hammond. He weighed 7 pounds, 12.5 ounces and was 19 inches long. He joins a brother, Nate, 8,…

As the Republican candidates continue to write the campaign ads against their eventual nominee, political junkies can wonder aloud about the role of the primaries in choosing party nominees. Tomorrow New Hampshire will vote; on…

FORT SCOTT — Two second-half scoring runs propelled Allen County Community College’s Red Devil women to their first Jayhawk Eastern Division win of the season Saturday. Allen County’s men allowed an 11-point halftime lead slip…

BURLINGTON — Following a tough 3-2 loss in the semifinals Saturday, Iola High senior Devin Culler attacked opponents in the consolation bracket. Culler captured the third-place medal in the 160-pound weight class at Burlington High’s…

ELSMORE — Friends of Chris Coffman, formerly of Yates Center, will gather for a fundraiser Saturday at TJ’s Bar and Grill in Elsmore. Coffman, 38, suffers from stage 4 mantle cell lymphoma, a cancer that…

When Gong Yang — “Grace,” a nickname given by her husband — her three children and her husband, Joseph Caron, returned to Iola from China in July 2007 they found his home had extensive damage…

There’s a common thread among the scores of amateur vocalists who grab the microphone to belt out songs when Tyler Butts is in town. Some may have a better singing voices, and others may interact…