Capitola “Tola” Welch, 101, Overland Park, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Overland Park.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service in Moran. Burial will follow in…

Kirby L. Byers, 55, Iola, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 at Manor Care in Wichita.Memorial graveside services will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at Highland Cemetery in Iola. To sign the guestbook online or leave a…

Elizabeth “Betty” Rose Gehlen, 84, Moran, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at her home.Betty was born April 25, 1929, in Goddard, the daughter of Max and Elizabeth Rose (Degand) Leis. She grew up at Rose…

The elephant in the Kansas Capitol every year is state funding for education. This year is no different and the elephant is getting restless. So are legislators.“School finance is hauntingly quiet,” Kent Thompson, 9th District…

Iola’s Cub Scout Pinewood Derby had its typical enthusiastic reception Sunday afternoon at Allen Community College.Fifteen Cubs unveiled racers they had constructed, ranging from sleek, laid-back cars to one made to look like a military…

Local school board members announced last week their willingness to test the waters on whether the public would support a new schools project.Six long years ago, the community was on the verge of a such…

Judy Jo Ann Zirjacks, 71, Iola, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola.Judy was born Dec. 15, 1942, in Fort Worth, Texas. She was the daughter of Howard J. and…

The Iola Blue and Gold Soccer Club will receive a boost from El Jimador Mexican Restaurant Friday with a fundraiser to help pay for a pair of upcoming tournaments. Restaurant officials have agreed to donate…

POTEAU, Okla. — Allen Community College’s softball team opened the 2014 season Saturday with a pair of hard-fought losses. The Red Devils fell to Southwestern Tennessee in the opener, 11-7, and 5-4 to host Carl…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Allen Community College’s Red Devil baseball team had a tough start, especially on the defensive end, to the 2014 season over the weekend. Allen committed a combined 14 errors in dropping…