Iola City Council members will further discuss city wages at their next meeting July 28.They will refer to a commissioned report that says city employees are underpaid an average of 7.5 percent when compared to…

HUMBOLDT — It’s with a heavy heart that Terry Butts is closing her home decor shop on Humboldt’s downtown square.“Unfortunately, there’s not been enough consistent business to keep it going,” she said Wednesday morning.The doors…

Iolan Joyce Atkinson, long-time art instructor at Iola Middle School, remains hospitalized in Overland Park Regional Medical Center’s intensive care unit, following a two-vehicle accident west of Iola Sunday.Jayme Kral, Atkinson’s daughter, told the Register…

Mary Iona Marie Messenger, 75, Garnett, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at the Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center, Topeka. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in…

George Earl Lofton, 70, Neosho Falls, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. He was born May 16, 1944, in DeSoto, the son of LeRoy and Frances Lofton.He grew up in…

Tina Marie LaCrone, 49, Neosho Falls, died Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Windsor Place Nursing Center in Iola. She was born Sept. 4, 1964 in Iola, the daughter of Donald L. and Rena E. (Kratz)…

Dwight R. Clum, 73, formerly of Hiawatha, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Maple Wood Alzheimer Special Care Center in Springfield, Mo.Dwight was born April 15, 1941, in Chanute, the son of Walter D.…

In 2011, the FBI stated in their National Gang Threat Assessment that fans of the rap duo Insane Clown Posse who openly wear tattoos and clothing associated with the group are a “loosely organized hybrid…

With just 24 hours’ notice, the plug was pulled on a statewide network of comprehensive care for those chronically ill and on Medicaid. The launch date for Kansas Health Homes was July 1. Health officials…

FORT SCOTT — The Iola Seahorses competed against Fort Scott Wednesday night. Iola scored 238 points out of 774.“I saw a bunch of our team improve,” coach Ciara Klubek said. “Jordan (Strickler) and I can…