The merger that puts Iola in charge of countywide ambulance service is close to clearing its last hurdle of significance.Allen County commissioners agreed to terms of a lease agreement Tuesday morning that would have the…

The bags are almost packed.“The move is upon us,” said Allen County Regional Hospital CEO Ron Baker in gearing up for the move across town to the new hospital.Staging when various pieces of equipment and…

Arts at Allen will kick off Monday with student artists displaying their work for the community. The Allen Community College art department will have its artwork on display Monday through Friday at the Mary L.…

Patricia (Pat) Ann (Bond) Weiner, 74, Humboldt, passed away Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Patricia was born on April 19, 1939, to Ralph and Marjorie (Colaw) Bond, in Bloomington,…

When families gather round the table Thanksgiving Day, chances are they are as much a mishmash as the food.Stepchildren. Ex-spouses. Half-siblings. Multi-cultural. Unmarried cohabitants. Single parents. Don’t be alarmed. Truth is, that’s the landscape of…

Frances R. Babcock, 85, Colony, passed away on Sunday, Nov.24, 2013, at Anderson County Hospital in Garnett.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Colony. Burial will follow…

Patricia Weiner, 74, Humboldt, passed away Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Humboldt. Burial will follow…

Marjorie Ellington Jones, 83, Iola, passed away on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at Iola Nursing Center.Graveside services will be at 11 a.m., Friday, at the Lone Elm Cemetery in Lone Elm. The family will greet…

Janet L. Mueller, 74, Humboldt, passed away Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at her home.Janet was born Aug. 21, 1939, in Iola, the daughter of John M. and Lela B. (Banks) Gumfory.On Oct. 28, 1966, Janet…

Iran’s mission to develop nuclear weaponry has been sidelined, thanks to diplomacy.A rare breakthrough in relations with Iran — the first in 34 years — happened last weekend when six world powers with the United…