WELLSVILLE — Iola High’s varsity team split matches at Wellsville Tuesday.Iola beat Santa Fe Trail, 25-22 and 25-21, in the first match. Emery Driskel had 13 kills to lead the way. She also had two…

Allen Community College’s men’s and women’s soccer teams took on Eastern Oklahoma State College in a double-header Tuesday. The women took the field first, winning 2-0. The men lost 2-1 in the final minutes.The women…

In just one month’s time the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has multiplied by tenfold, according to medical experts through the United Nations. What had been an alarming outbreak in mid-summer is now deemed…

Award-winning quiltmaker Judy McGraw, Iola, pieced together the history of quilts during a presentation at the Iola Public Library Monday.McGraw began her first quilt when she was 11 years old. Her mother passed away when…

HUMBOLDT — When times were tight — and they often were — Melvin Baker got to work and started creating, even as a child.No money for toys?No problem there. Melvin built his own, from wooden…

James Russell Bartlett, 64, Bronson, died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. He was born Nov. 9, 1949, in Fort Scott, the son of Clyde Wallace Bartlett and Doris Etta White Bartlett. He attended Bronson schools until…

Clifford L. Wilson, 72, formerly of Gas and Dodge City, died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at his home in Fort Scott.He was born Jan. 29, 1942, to George and Dannie (Gregg) Wilson of Gas. He…

Carmen Chavez, 80, Osage City, passed away Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.She was born Aug. 10, 1934 in Howard, the daughter of Enrique and Josefina (Fabian) Gallardo. She graduated from Howard…

Be careful what you wish for, the saying goes.When ultra-conservatives clamor for smaller government, it’s a good bet they’re not promoting the elimination of Medicare and Social Security. That is, unless they have a cushy…

Dear editor,Let’s start with a quote from an editorial by Susan Lynn in the Saturday Register “…measure your success in other kinds of currencies…kids taught to read…”We’re excited by 50 percent off on the price…