Garrett Alan Henderson was born on March 18, 2015 in Gilbert, Ariz., to parents Bret and Laura Henderson, Chandler, Ariz.He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and was 21 inches long. He has an older sister,…

Karen and Jim Gilpin, Iola, announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Marie Gilpin to John Harrison Maier, the son of Marilyn Maier, Piqua, and Bill Maier, Iola.  Maternal grandparents are the late Helen and…

Emil “Butch” Ludolph, 70, of Westphalia, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at his home.Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, at St. Teresa Catholic Church in Westphalia. Burial will follow…

MORAN — Good things come in small packages.With one of the smallest high schools in the state, Marmaton Valley’s halls are filled to the brim with artistic talent. MVHS students have earned league, state and even…

One of Jessica McGinnis’s jobs at Thrive Allen County is to encourage local residents to be healthier. The position is funded by a Kansas Department of Health and Environment initiative to prevent obesity, diabetes, heart…

Five Allen County high school seniors will receive the prestigious William Preston and Belvah McFadden Scholarship to attend college in the fall.From Iola are Lexie Long, daughter of Patrick and Cyndi Long, and Jonathan Tidd,…

Iola Middle School’s golf season has come to an end. The team placed in the top six eight times this season. Overall, Iola’s golfers earned 50 medals.The team took second at Jayhawk-Linn, third at Iola’s…

PARSONS — Iola High’s golf team did what it does best — win. The Mustangs won their fifth tournament of the season on Thursday at Parsons with a score of 321. The closest team, Labette,…

HILLSBORO — Jerrik Sigg’s latest stop in his baseball journey has netted him a conference championship.Sigg, a 2012 Iola High graduate, has taken the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference by storm for Tabor College.The redshirt sophomore…

Does anyone borrow sugar anymore?That was a common occurrence on East Mulberry Street in Humboldt, back when the evening ritual for neighbors was adjournment to lawn chairs, always with a quorum, to discuss what had…