With a grateful heart, and an eye for adventure, Jocelyn Tupper will be stepping down for good as pastor at Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church in May. Tupper, 72, officially retired in December, but is…

MILDRED — Sure, the Mildred Store still offers a Norman Rockwellian oasis in today’s breakneck-paced, 21st century climate. From their monthly music night jamborees, to other community events such as prom dress sales and a…

Glen Collins of Piqua came to Saturday’s PACT Act Town Hall meeting to see if he qualified for additional benefits under new veterans legislation. He qualifies for health care and partial disability, but was denied…

It’s not easy for a young person to avoid drugs and alcohol, especially in college. Jake White, now a motivational speaker, found most social gatherings at college were house parties where students drank alcohol and…

The cause of a fire that damaged the home of  Calvin Coday has not been announced. Coday’s house at 3881 Connecticut Road, northwest of Savonburg, burned Thursday morning. Volunteer firefighters from the Elsmore/Savonburg, Humboldt and…

LAHARPE — You never know if you’ll be needed to save a life. Medical emergencies can happen anywhere, at any time, to anybody, LaHarpe Police Chief Joe Stotler notes. Stotler has hosted a series of…

CLAREMORE, Okla. — At the Belvidere Mansion in Claremore, Okla., “Neosho Falls” has become synonymous with mystery and entertainment.  That’s because playwright Mark Ogle finds his inspiration from a childhood spent playing at his grandparents’…

More than 160 guests attended the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner Thursday night, which was hosted at the Allen County Country Club. The event was a welcome opportunity for members to reconnect and…

More than 20 people asked questions and made statements at a hearing for a transmission line project that will cut through much of Allen County and southeast Kansas. A majority of the speakers were landowners…

Firefighters from Elsmore-Savonburg, Humboldt and Allen County Rural fire departments were at the scene of a house fire Thursday morning northwest of Savonburg on Connecticut Road. Calvin Cody and his family was able to get…