Kai Robert Henderson was born Nov. 18, 2015, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute.Kai, the son of Les Henderson and Steffany Wilson, Moran, weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 21 inches long.He…

Aleene M. Hill, Garnett, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016.She was born Nov. 30, 1922, in Iola, the daughter of John and Ruby Hazel (Anderson) Gearhart.Funeral services were Friday. Arrangements were by Feuerborn Family…

Alice F. Tholen, 86, rural Moran, passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at her home.Alice was born Feb. 22, 1929, in Olmitz, the daughter of Joseph and Frances (Riedl) Bahr. She grew up in Olmitz…

The latest feather in the cap for Iola High School’s music program came Jan. 9 in Salina, when students Bryan Gentry, senior, Tori Smith, junior, and Madison Carlin, sophomore, qualified for the State Band Festival.They’ll…

Iola City Council members will be asked Monday to decide if the city should continue hiring a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm.A citizens advisory committee has been meeting since last summer, at the city’s urging, to…

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 created Kansas and Nebraska territories and opened thousands of acres of fertile farmland to settlers and facilitated construction of a transcontinental railroad.The popular sovereignty segment of the act prompted anti-…

After more than two decades leading the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, Robert Chase will retire as its executive director at the end of this month.Established in the 1960s — following on from a nation-wide…

BURLINGTON — Iola High’s Mustangs threw all of their early-season struggles out the window Friday evening, and in so doing, gave unbeaten Sabetha everything it wanted and more.And even with a handful of costly turnovers…

BURLINGTON — Labette County High was content to fire away from outside early on Friday against Iola High’s Fillies.When the shots weren’t falling, the game was nip-and-tuck.Iola’s Sydney Wade scored on a runner with 2…

One casualty of being in a panic to make a point is gross exaggeration.Impossibly big fish, deep snow, long treks to school. So when State Sen. Caryn Tyson, R-Parker,  earlier this week alluded voter fraud…