Iola Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade students were given the opportunity to take a hunter safety course as an elective this year.  The nine-week course is taught in conjunction with the Kansas Department of Wildlife…

PITTSBURG —  Communities in southeast Kansas and Wyandotte County are home to a new early childhood home visitation program — Early Steps to School Success (ESSS). Developed by Save the Children, the literacy oriented program…

HUMBOLDT — Biblesta committee chair members expect the 2012 parade and festival will live up to its reputation for its 55th year. Shirley Fisher, head of the committee for the third year, said the people…

It’s not exactly old hat, but for the fourth time in his life, Emerson Lynn has scored a “first.” At a ceremony Sept. 19 in Manhattan, Lynn was awarded the first-ever Huck Boyd Lifetime Achievement…

Allen County commissioners may get some idea later this month about what to do with the current Allen County Hospital once the new hospital opens on North Kentucky next year. County Counselor Alan Weber told…

For about 10 seconds the evening of Aug. 25, Allen County 911 dispatch center was off line. “Lightning hit at 7:28 and the whole building went black, except for (battery powered) emergency exit lights,” said…

Sure, band is fun for middle school students just learning about keeping a beat, marches and orchestral music. But jazz is where the “cool cats” strut. A group of Iola Middle School students are learning…

Iolan Merrill “Dan” Sherwood, 57, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. He leaves behind his wife, Patricia; children Edwin Stone, Jill Cook and husband Larry and Dan Sherwood; grandchildren Summer, Christopher, Heather, Brandon, Joseph, Natalie and…

Lewis Donald “Don” Barnett, 66, Iola, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at his home. Don was born Sept. 7, 1946, at St. John’s Hospital, Iola, to Lewis Darrell and Erma Jo (King) Barnett. He graduated…

Abigail Dawn Sinclair, infant daughter of Dustin and Shelli (DeVoe) Sinclair, LaHarpe, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at the Allen County Hospital. She is survived by her parents, Dustin and Shelli (DeVoe) Sinclair of…