Alexandrea Marie Peres, 17, LaHarpe, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016. Alle was born Jan. 14, 1999, in Chanute, the daughter of Michael Wayne and Michelle Ann (Hess) Peres. She attended LaHarpe Elementary, McKinley Elementary,…

Iolan Bill Stierwalt will spend the next 75 months in jail for his role in a drunken-driving accident in Gas that injured a Bronson woman. Allen County District Judge Daniel Creitz “reluctantly” accepted a plea…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High School’s journalism department remains the state’s gold standard when it comes to student-produced newspapers and yearbooks. Humboldt brought home its sixth consecutive state sweepstakes championship Saturday at the Kansas Scholastic Press…

Joshua Knapp, charged with the murder of Iolan Shawn Cook, made his first court appearance Monday. District Judge Daniel Creitz set Knapp’s bond at $1 million, and scheduled a status hearing for 1:30 p.m., June…

TOPEKA — Jaime Jensen spoke of pride Sunday, after her Allen Community College Red Devil softball team was defeated in the Region VI playoffs, 11-2, at the hands of Johnson County Community College. “Overall with…

DODGE CITY — Allen Community College’s baseball team earned its way into the Regional Championship tournament by out-slugging Dodge City Community College and winning 14-9 on Sunday. The Red Devils hit four home runs as…

CHANUTE — Going into the season, Iola High School track and field coach Dana Daugharthy was prepared for some growing pains with his young group of athletes. There have certainly been some, but now with…

INDEPENDENCE — Iola will send its top singles player and top doubles pairing to the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament after a strong performance in regionals Saturday. With the top six placers advancing to state,…

It wasn’t until his hometown hospital was threatened with closure that state Sen. Jeff King, R-Independence, began to show some backbone against the policies of Gov. Sam Brownback. With the announcement that Mercy Hospital was…

As the 2015-16 school year roars to the finish line, area high-schoolers and community college students are putting the finishing touches on their scholastic careers. Allen Community College begins the graduation processions at 10:30 a.m.…