Month: August 2016

Visitation for Richard Lloyd Ballard, 72, Lawrence, will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Richard died Aug. 14, 2016, in Lawrence.    He was born on April 3, 1944, the son…

Former Illinois resident Robert (Bob) Charles Mundt, 88, died July 9, 2016, at his home with his wife and family by his side in Iola. At the family’s request, no service will be held. Bob…

Billy Edward Culp, 76, Petrolia, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, in Kansas City, Kan., after a three-year battle with cancer. Bill was born on Jan. 5, 1940 in Kansas City, Kan., the son of…

Jarred Latta couldn’t have possibly imagined a better summer. The 2012 Iola High graduate spent most of his summer working for the Omaha Storm Chasers, the Triple-A affiliate for the defending World Series Champion Kansas…

Levi Nelson Dale was born July 28, 2016, in Oklahoma City. The son of David and Laura Dale, Oklahoma City, Levi weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 21 inches long. Levi has four siblings,…

It’s a good thing Maynard and Jeanice Cress had no say in the matter. Because the self-effacing couple are the last to think they deserve to be recognized for what they consider as just part…

HUMBOLDT — Things turned sour in Humboldt Thursday when an underwater examination of raw water intake procedures revealed a proliferation of zebra mussels as well as malfunctioning equipment. About 10 years ago the mechanism that…

LAHARPE — A new era in education within Allen County opens its doors Monday morning when the first construction trades students arrive for school. As of Friday, 27 students were enrolled in the Fort Scott…

Martha Ellen Edgecomb, 92, Garnett, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, at Golden Heights. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Old German Baptist Church in Westphalia, with burial to follow in Bethel…

Galen Tecumpseh Watts, 63, Emporia, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, at Newman Regional Health, Emporia. Galen was born on July 26, 1953, in Eureka, the son of Norman P. and Mary Pauline Grider Watts. Survivors…