As the particulars are being decided for a technical education center at the site of the former Diebolt Lumber, it’s crucial we keep up the momentum. Two reasons: Local benefactor Ray Maloney’s support is not…

Larry Hart is retired from a lifetime in education, most recently as Lincoln Elementary principal. Nowadays he and wife Pam spend much of their time on the road to watch and support their grandchildren’s activities.…

Dear editor, This is an exciting era in which we live, yet can also be a terrifying time to be alive. I heard an interesting poll recently saying that 75-85 percent of the population of…

Mary Loretta Lankard, 78, Garnett, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, at her home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at e First Christian Church in Garnett. Burial will follow in Garnett Cemetery. Family…

When Iola City Council members learned Monday the city’s budget would not support another $1,000 worth of free water for the Elm Creek Community Garden, they told organizer Val McLean to return in a month…

Scoot over, Scorsese. Step back, Spielberg. A wave of directors, courtesy of Allen Community College’s theater department, is about to hit the big time. A quintet of directors will each present a series of plays…

E LSMORE — Nearly every little tumble-down town in southeast Kansas has an old building or two whose empty rooms echo with the memories of a time when the town was great.  In Elsmore, it’s…

Jane Carder grew up in a quiet Humboldt neighborhood, lived in Iola for years and was “absolutely horrified” Thursday when four people, including the shooter, were shot to death eight blocks from her Hesston home.…

MELVERN — The Iola Fillies are finally back to full-strength and the timing couldn’t be any better. With point guard Sydney Wade back on the floor, the Fillies were able to pick up a road…

MELVERN — Iola High’s Mustangs are entering the most important part of their season and are doing so playing their best basketball to date. Iola ruined Santa Fe Trail’s Senior Night on Thursday with a…