Memorial services for John Charles “Jake” Stewart will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, at the Pharoah Baptist Church with Bro. Roy Rogers officiating. A luncheon will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday also at…

Homebound elderly and those who congregate at the senior center for a daily meal may begin eating food prepared in the Allen County Jail’s kitchen beginning Aug. 3.Allen County commissioners gave unanimous approval to the…

Red Roots, a band made up of red-headed, identical triplet sisters, will perform on the Bowlus Fine Arts Center stage this weekend.The southern Mississippi Christian band will perform at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Individual tickets…

Jarrett Robinson hangs his hat in Thompson’s Station, Tenn., but he is more at home in long-ago battles in the Philippines or weaving his way through the debris of the 1906 San Francisco with Gen.…

Allen County commissioners unanimously approved a contract to bring a G&W Foods to Iola. The grocery store will be constructed on 72,000 square feet of land where the old Allen County Hospital sits, for which…

With the cross country season quickly approaching, coach Vince DeGrado is looking to help boost local runners’ distance performance with his annual Allen County Cross Country Camp.The camp, which begins on July 29 and lasts…

GARNETT — An upgrade of communications systems for law enforcement personnel in Garnett and Anderson County should bring those agencies up to date, Anderson County Sheriff Vernon Valentine said.However, radio broadcasts from both the Anderson…

Iola High School students will be able to learn through a new educational avenue starting in August.USD 257 has teamed up with Greenbush, an Education Service Center, to offer a virtual learning program for students…

HUMBOLDT — In a search for new dirt to be used for cement manufacture, Monarch Cement Co. has a new proposal to mine ground it owns about four miles north of Humboldt. Allen County’s Planning…

Several local horseshoe pitchers competed in the World Horseshoe Tournament last week in Topeka.Below are their results: Dale Jackman (La Harpe)Age group: Elder’sClass: L2Place: 2ndWin-Loss: 10.5-2.5Ringer percentage: 20.38 Neil Hartwig (Humboldt)Age group: Elder’sClass: L1Place: 5thWin-Loss:…