Richard Almus Davis, 71, of St. Paul, died at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at Girard Medical Center.He is survived by one brother, Merle Davis, Chanute, and five sisters, Neomi Turner, Chanute, Betty Craft…

Edith E. Westervelt, 97, left to be with the Lord Jan. 7, 2013, at the Medicalodge of Columbus. She was the last surviving sibling of nine children, born to Wiley E. Wilcox and Bertha Baker…

Dorothy Dieker, 86, Westphalia, passed away on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, at Golden Heights in Garnett.Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m., on Saturday, at St. Teresa Catholic Church, Westphalia, with burial to…

Rebecca Lee “Becky” Chandlee, 56, Iola, passed away Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.Becky was born Feb. 9, 1956, in Mexico, Mo., the daughter of Charles Lee and Helen Mae (Pulis)…

Highway Patrol charge: careless driving. Actual fact, the driver fell asleep. Well, perhaps the trooper was correct: a driver who falls asleep at the wheel is careless. But doesn’t mean to be. A new, exhaustive…

Next week the Kansas Legislature convenes. Decisions will be made about school financing, health care for the poor, the state’s appellate courts, the state’s universities and how the money collected at Kansas fuel pumps will…

David H. Moore, 74, passed from this life to his eternal reward on Dec. 31, 2012 in Iola. A remembrance celebration will be at 2 p.m., Saturday at Carlyle Presbyterian Church, 29 Covert St.In lieu…

Ray Aikins, 87, LaHar-pe, passed away Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 at his residence.Ray was born at South Mound on Sept. 30, 1925, the son of Oliver and Anna (Beecher) Aikins. He married Zana Neagle on…

Kansas, under Gov. Sam Brownback, is reducing the services it provides to the poor in order to shrink state government and justify last year’s huge tax cuts.An extensive article in Sunday’s Kansas City Star gave…

Moran city council members discussed various topics in Monday night’s meeting, the majority of which concentrated on fundraising for a new public library and the sewer repairs and renovations being done in town.Council members requested…