Month: April 2017

CHANUTE — Iola senior Rhett Allen has been hitting his stride as the high school tennis season rolls along and that continued through the Chanute Tournament on Tuesday.Allen went undefeated in No. 2 singles competition,…

BURLINGTON — Southern Coffey County junior Chonnor Ludolph continued to demonstrated that the back injury he suffered during basketball isn’t hampering his ability to run the hurdles.Ludolph won the 110 hurdles at Tuesday’s Wildcat Classic…

CHERRYVALE — The Humboldt Cub softball team had over a week off, but that rust certainly didn’t show in Cherryvale on Tuesday when they swept the Chargers by scores of 18-0 and 21-0.“I was very…

FORT SCOTT — The Fort Scott Junior Varsity Invitational provided the Iola track and field team a chance to showcase some of their underclassmen and they responded with eight first-place finishers, four for the Fillies…

Vincent Adam Gehlen, 89, Moran, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017, at his home.He was born Oct. 17,1927, in Colwich, to Aloysious “Ollie” and Mary (Bayer) Gehlen. He grew up in Colwich and served in…

Tiffany Johnston was part of a caravan of 40 walkers who used their lunch hour Wednesday to burn off calories as part of National Walk Lunch Day. The local event was sponsored by Blue Cross…

The Allen County Democratic Party celebrated its second anniversary on Monday with a gathering that included the chairman of the Kansas Democratic Party, John Gibson; 2nd congressional district hopeful and former gubernatorial candidate, Paul Davis;…

The Allen County Democratic Party celebrated its second anniversary on Monday with a gathering that included the chairman of the Kansas Democratic Party, John Gibson; 2nd congressional district hopeful and former gubernatorial candidate, Paul Davis;…

Humanity House has received a $40,000 grant from The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City, it learned Wednesday.As a capacity building grant for programs and salaries, the funds will enable Tracy Keagle, executive director,…

LAHARPE — Janice and Robyn Porter are not related, but they are kindred spirits in their passion for animals.Wednesday afternoon Janice, director of ACARF, and Robyn, whose self-assumed duties are too many to list, talked…