Yates Center High’s Lady Wildcats were a half-second away from collecting their second win of the year Friday night. The home crowd was on its feet, the student section was poised to erupt, a local…

LOUISBURG — It was a good Friday of wrestling for Iola’s Andrew Garber.Garber wrestled his way into the Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament by guaranteeing a top-two finish in the 182-pound weight class at the…

The inviting ambiance of Iola is a huge advantage in the recruitment of medical professionals, Lisse Regehr told Iola Rotarians Thursday.Regehr joined Thrive Allen County in October as its community health care educator. Among her…

Analogies that compare Scripture with everyday life are the foundation of many sermons.The Rev. Waylon Ingle used one to explain what prompted him to start a new church in Iola: “When I was fishing for…

Tom Byler likes helping entrepreneurs take care of business.Byler is regional director of the Kansas Small Business Development Center based out of Pittsburg State University. He spoke about “Growing Your Own Business” Thursday at the…

Grumbling about the Postal Service — its bloat, its inefficiency, its pension-rich workers — is probably as old as the service itself. Try to subtract a post office from a small farm town, however, and…

William and Jaqui Bedenbender are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Temperance Autumn Bedenbender. Temperance was born on Feb. 4, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital. She weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces and…

Jake Tynon and Ashley Vogel are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Riley Jane Tynon. Riley was born on Jan. 29, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds, 8.1 ounces.She…

Forrest Knox, state senator whose 14th District includes Woodson County, is close enough to home to captivate my attention from time to time.Earlier this week he caught the dickens in a Hutchinson News editorial for…

Jace Everett Ator, entered this world on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, the son of Randy and Lacey (Smith) Ator. Heartbreakingly, Jace was taken to Heaven the same day. He…