HUMBOLDT — More answers are needed before Humboldt City Council members will agree to hire a private company to manage Humboldt’s swimming pool.Council members, gathered at a special meeting Monday, held an at-times contentious debate…

Iola schools are one step closer to a comprehensive security system that will use special card readers, USD 257 board of education members learned Monday night.The system would keep access doors locked during class and…

Two residents of Country Estates, Barbara Sherwood and Duane McGraw, came forward to voice their opinions on the annexation of the subdivision into the city and to clarify what it would mean to be inside…

Vincent E. Culbertson, 97, left this world and went home to Jesus on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, at Chanute Health Care Center in Chanute. Vincent was born to George W. Culbertson and Ida E. (Geddes)…

INDEPENDENCE — Iola Middle School’s A teams split their contests Monday, with the seventh-grade squad pulling out a two-point win, and the eighth-graders falling short.The seventh-grade Ponies overcame a one-point halftime deficit by holding Independence…

An economic incentive package for local businesses was the top priority in discussions surrounding city projects during Saturday’s strategic planning meeting.While no decisions were made during the meeting, members of the Iola city council, and…

Sheriff’s department hosts concealed handgun carry class Possessions are not worth putting your life in danger, was a lesson learned in Saturday’s concealed handgun carry class.Sheriff Bryan Murphy and master deputy Tim Beckham of the…

Audrey Irene (Plumlee) Clifton, 101, mother of Ava Marney of Humboldt, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, at Chanute HealthCare Center.Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Rocky Comfort Cemetery in Rocky Comfort, Mo.,…

Virgil Orth, 91, a former resident of Iola, passed away Dec. 27, 2012, in Peoria, Ariz. He and his wife, Irene, were involved in square dancing in Iola for many years.

Debbie Anderson, 45, passed away Jan. 25, 2013, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita. She was born March 30, 1967, in Fort Scott. Debbie graduated from Burlington High School in Burlington then attended…