HUMBOLDT — Beginning Friday Humboldt residents will be restricted in use of water for outdoors. At the behest of the Kansas Water Office, council members approved a resolution at a special meeting Monday night outlining…

It seems like only yesterday when Iolans were forced out of their homes when the swollen floodwaters of Elm Creek burst past their banks. Much of the southern regions of town were evacuated for several…

HUMBOLDT — A loyal fan base is vital to all sports. Humboldt Speedway owners and promoters Ron, Rhenda and Ryan Whitworth have always had their fans in mind. They’ve upgraded the facilities at the Speedway…

A year ago it seemed to head coach Jessica Peters that her Red Devils only had one option — one person on offense and defense as go-to players. Not so in 2012. “We’ve seen so…

Margaret E. Bryson, 76, Iola, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, at Iola Nursing Center. Margaret was born Oct. 13, 1935, on a farm east of Cherryvale in Labette County, the daughter of Kenneth Edgar and…

Trula Mae Redfern, 87, Iola, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, at Allen County Hospital in Iola. Trula was born April 12, 1925, in Chanute, the daughter of Edmond R. and Flossie V. (Traylor) Carpenter. She…

Sharon Kay Cooke, 67, beloved mother and sister, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012, at her home in Iola. Sharon was born Jan. 9, 1945, in Lamar, Mo., the daughter of Leo E. and Lanta…

Margaret Lynn “Peggy” (Martin) Sigg, 48, Iola, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Peggy was born March 1, 1964, in Iola, the daughter of Don and Mary (Murrow)…

Emma Jean West (Scully), 68, passed away suddenly on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in Albuquerque, N.M. Emma attended St. John’s Catholic School in Iola, then Mount Saint Scholastica in Atchison where she received her diploma.…

Dear editor, During my lifetime the United States has fought World War II, the Korean War, Cold War (Berlin blockade, 1949), Berlin Crisis, 1961, Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, Vietnam War, Panama, Grenada, Bosnia, Kosovo, Kuwait…