Richard D. Fry, 58, Olathe, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017 at Olathe Medical Center.A 5 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will follow visitation from 4 to 5  Thursday at Church of the Ascension, 9510 W.…

Sherri Renee Tucker, 53, Taylor, Neb., passed to our Lord on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Tulsa. She was born in Visilia, Calif., on Sept. 28, 1963, to…

Lester L. Wolf, 88, passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola.Lester was born April 17, 1928, near Uniontown, the son of Ora L. and Winnie (McVey) Wolf.  He married Norma…

HUMBOLDT — USD 258 Board of Education members voted unanimously Monday to accept the resignation of Scott Brady as the middle school girl’s basketball and track coach effective the end of the 2016-2017 school year.…

The USD 257 board of education heard information Monday evening about a potential random drug testing policy that could affect students at Iola High School. According to Assistant Principal Scott Crenshaw, the testing pool would…

High school seniors in the top 1 percent of their class were recognized by the University of Kansas Honors Program Monday night. From Iola, are, from left, Sydney Wade, Victoria Smith, Dacoda Settlemyer, Chase Regehr,…

Iola was governed by a three-member city commission for generations.An eight-member city council may not last nearly as long.City Councilwoman Beverly Franklin asked her fellow elected representatives Monday to consider downsizing Iola’s governing body to…

Energy efficiency standards for new construction projects in Iola will no longer be as stringent as they’ve been the past few years.Iola City Council members on Monday voted, 6-2, to back away from using the…

HUMBOLDT — Skylar Hottenstein has turned her competitive zeal into some impressive hardware on the hardwood.Skylar, 8, took home first place Feb. 4 at the Kansas Elks Hoop Shoot competition in Wichita.By winning state —…

HUMBOLDT – Humboldt council members authorized City Administrator Cole Herder to “do what needs done” to identify funds to pay for underground wiring for downtown lighting.Herder said B&W Trailer Hitches and Monarch Cement “have spent…