The Allen County Multi-Agency Team has been awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grant. The federal grant, a project of the White House Drug Policy office, recognizes locally based coalitions that aim to reduce the…

The search is over.The inaugural Farm-City Days Medallion Hunt ended late Tuesday afternoon at the old Fred Funston homesite north of Iola.Brothers Joseph and Jason DeVoe and other family members searched for about 45 minutes…

Kansas legislators agreed to spend $2.6 million for a fiscal efficiency study of state government.Alvarez & Marsal, a national firm with an office in Kansas City, had the third lowest bid among four, but was…

Harold Dean Kittle, 93, Garnett, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, at the Holy Angels Catholic Church, Garnett. Burial will…

Kenneth Dee Guatney, 61, Grove, Okla., passed away on Oct. 3, 2015 in Joplin Mo.Kenneth was born on July 21, 1954 in Iola. He was the son of Harold and Georgia Ann Guatney. He was…

Michaelle Anne Miller, 63, Iola, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park.  Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, assisted the family with cremation.

MORAN — While the penalties aren’t any tougher dollar-wise, Moran City Council members nevertheless tightened a policy to stop utility customers from writing bad checks.Council members voted unanimously Monday to assess a $40 fee to…

For many years high schools often were referred to as preps — a contraction for preparatory schools where students readied themselves to continue their educations at a college or university.“Now, we realize that not all…

YATES CENTER — Barring any unforeseen difficulties, motorists can once again make it from Iola to Yates Center in a straight shot sometime late in the day Oct. 16.With work nearing an end on U.S.…

During a two-game stretch late in September, Allen Community College women’s soccer team was outscored 5-0.The Lady Red Devils bounced back, however, and appeared to have broken out of their offensive slump with a dominating…