John A. Brooke, 64, Haysville, died on Feb. 17, 2016, in Wichita.  A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Marks Presbyterian Church in Haysville. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at…

John “Gene” Kemmerer, 68, Humboldt, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016, in Nowata, Okla. Gene was born Aug. 1, 1947, in Chanute, the son of Charles and Ella (Bailey) Kemmerer. Gene graduated from Humboldt High…

LAHARPE — LaHarpe City Council members want more information before deciding the fate of its bulk water distribution tank. At their monthly meeting Wednesday, the Council learned the city sold $72.35 worth of water from…

The Elm Creek Community Garden will open for its 10th growing season March 17. Val McLean, who with wife Carolyn donated the land for the garden more than a decade ago, said more than half…

  An Iola resident was believed to be the victim of a fatal house fire in north Iola this morning. Iola Police Chief Jared Warner confirmed one body was found inside the home at 1218…

Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, R-Shawnee, is using one mother’s fears about sex education as a springboard to craft a new state law. In this case, the mother is upset her ninth-grade daughter is learning about the…

The Joplin engineering firm Algier Martin will give Allen County commissioners the skinny on what needs to be done with utilities if an industrial park were established adjacent to the county airport southeast of Iola.…

GAS — Mayor Darrell Catron and Gas council members were in no mood for change Tuesday evening. The council scoffed at a water rate agreement with Iola and also cut short a presentation from Damaris…

In January, Allen Community College’s board of trustees voted 5-1 to sell the college farm. In February, dozens turned out to protest that decision. The months-long tussle between the two sides continued Tuesday night, culminating…

MORAN — Families here will have more fresh garden vegetables on their dinner tables this year, thanks to the high school’s Future Farmers of America chapter. Jacque Grabbert, FFA adviser, told Moran council members Monday…