Month: December 2016

HUMBOLDT — Annalise Whitcomb has known for some time that she would continue her volleyball career and education at Fort Scott Community College next year. On Tuesday, the Cubs’ standout had the opportunity to literally…

Just when the Fillies had begun to pick up momentum this season with a pair of consecutive wins, their schedule dealt them another blow on Tuesday night.  The Fillies now sit at 2-3 on the…

In nearly every game, the Mustangs’ depth and ability to have three or four different players lead them in scoring will be a huge advantage. In Tuesday’s 64-61 loss to Burlington though, Wildcats’ star Brogan…

With a Republican troika in place after Nov. 8’s election — the GOP in control of House, Senate and White House — among the first far-reaching proposals being mentioned are how to reconfigure Social Security…

Naida House, 88, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2016, at Greystone Residential Care, Iola.    Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Grace Lutheran Church. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Dec. 28…

Walter Allen Wilcox, 88, Garnett, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016 at Guest Home Estates, Garnett. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the First Christian Church, Garnett, with burial following at Lone Elm…

David M. Beaman, 71, passed away on Dec. 5, 2016, in Iola. He was born to George W. and Ruth Esther (Rogers) Beaman in Moran on March 13, 1945. David went to Marmaton Valley High…

Roberta went to be with the Lord on Dec. 5, 2016. She was born Aug. 7, 1945, to Keith and Norene Hobart in Trenton, Mo. She moved to Kansas at a young age and eventually…

The Rural Regional Tech Center, in LaHarpe, is the newest feature in the ecology of learning in southeast Kansas, and its advent hasn’t gone unnoticed. In November, Thrive Allen County handed its top honor to…

Darrell Monfort asked Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning to consider initiating an effort to help Iola and other towns in the county counteract the loss of commercial business. “Iola isn’t unique,” Monfort, who owns and…