Harry E. Carter, 72, Overland Park, died Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Olathe Medical Center.   A memorial service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Penwell Gabel Funeral Home in Olathe, with visitation beginning one…

Mary Maud (Tarrell) Baker, 66, Fennimore, Wis., passed away at her home Monday afternoon May 28, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer.  Mary was born on May 25, 1946, in Lancaster, Wis., the daughter…

Kansas west of I-35 continues to shrink. According to a study by Wichita State University’s Center for Economic Development and Business Research, there may be as many as four western Kansas counties with fewer than…

HUMBOLDT —  Humboldt Speedway saw plenty of racing action over the Memorial Day Weekend. The track had its regular racing program on Friday. Then came the fifth annual Dewaine Whitworth Memorial Sunday featuring the USRA…

Josie Plumlee of Community National Bank fouls off this pitch in her first at bat of the season in Iola Pixie League play at Riverside Park Tuesday night. Youth summer softball, baseball and T-Ball leagues…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt USD 258 Board of Education Tuesday night briefly discussed a long-awaited legislative report written by Rep. Dave Heinmann, received locally May 21. Lawmakers had been in one of the longest “veto” sessions…

Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning approved architectural and construction payments for the new Allen County Hospital. Payments are made when completion thresholds are reached. They were $17,333.59 to Health Facilities Group, the hospital’s architect, and…

Bargain hunters will gather en masse in Iola Saturday morning for the annual citywide garage sale. Those looking to list a sale on the official citywide garage sale map have until the close of business…

Iola City Council members will vote in June on a proposed charter ordinance to reshape the governing body. “We really need to get this going by the end of June,” City Administrator Carl Slaugh said…

Discussions about Iola’s purchasing policy Tuesday led to an argument between City Council members Scott Stewart and Ken Rowe about the need to get multiple bids for purchases — some routine — by the city.…