Seven months to the day after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox ended the Civil War, Frederick Funston was born at New Carlisle, Ohio, on Nov. 9, 1865. Allen County Historical Society will celebrate the 150th anniversary…

Fifty-seven area youngsters, many of whom have never been on stage before, are getting a crash course in the world of theater this week.After five straight days of strictly regimented rehearsals, the youngsters will present…

Cleta M. Ewing, 90, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015, at her home in Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Friday, at Calvary Baptist Church, Ottawa.Family will meet with friends from 6:30 p.m.…

Robert L. Powell, 83, Iola, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015, at Moran Manor.Robert was born Oct. 16, 1931, on the family homestead west of Colony, the son of Ernest Amos and Lucy Virginia (Fultz)…

C.J. Shields did his best James Shields impression.It was easy enough considering their relationship.“Last year, I told him they were cousins,” joked Greg Shields, C.J.’s father.Nevermind the fact that this wasn’t true in the least…

Doug Desmarteau, head men’s soccer coach at Allen Community College, will serve as the college’s new athletic director.The position opened after athletic director and volleyball coach Jessica Peters resigned last month.Desmarteau has worked at the…

GAS — Gas councilmen put limits on how lots the city owns may be developed Tuesday evening. In the same vein, they also adopted comprehensive building codes — none had been in place previously.Wayne Barnett…

Construction at Allen Community College has left administrators in a tizzy. The estimated $1.5 million project has run into a few hiccups this summer, setting the project back by several weeks. It was planned to…

A mix of surprise and elation enveloped Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning when bids for demolition of the old Allen County Hospital were opened.The lowest of seven was $198,810, made by Remco, a Kansas City,…

The power was off just long enough to necessitate eating the ice cream, but not long enough to worry about the meat in the freezer. Tuesday morning’s storm hit Iola with a vengeance leaving the…