President Donald Trump proved Monday he cares not a fig for balancing the budget. That’s the upshot of his budget for 2019, which calls for a 10 percent increase in overall spending, up $984 billion…

Richard L. Strahl, Iola, was born Feb. 12, 1934, to Clark W. and Lillian l. Dreyer-Strahl.He passed away on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, after a lengthy illness.Richard was…

Ash Wednesday kicks off a series of Lenten breakfasts at 7 a.m. each Wednesday at local churches.Wednesday’s breakfast, the first of the Lenten season, is hosted by Iola’s First Presbyterian Church.Future breakfast dates are Feb.…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt council members gave a rousing thumbs-up for the local Lions club to erect a 20-foot-by-40-foot shelter in the southwest corner of its downtown square.The shelter, designed to accommodate gas lines, will come…

In January 2012, seeking to stimulate a boost in career and technical education in the state of Kansas, Gov. Sam Brownback launched what may have been the most successful push of his gubernatorial career. The…

Iola Council members instructed City Administrator Sid Fleming to better clarify language changing the city’s personnel policy before they would sign off on it.The new personnel policy would transfer personnel matters over to the city…

Iolans may soon be given the option of adding a dollar or two to their utility bills to help fund the city’s parks, trails and recreation programs.City Council members discussed Monday a proposal to add…

Soon Allen County’s economic development committee members will make recommendations to commissioners of whether to fund proposals made by several businesses and the technology center southeast of LaHarpe.All proposals have merit, and each will be…

Allen County commissioners would be wise to evaluate their economic development efforts, in view of what has occurred the past few months. The idea was to have a committee that considered funding opportunities four times…

Kip C. Betts, 58, Savonburg, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.A memorial visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at The Venue, 1883…