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HUMBOLDT — The Georgia Road overpass crossing U.S. 169 will remain closed “for months,” said Darrin Petrowsky, an engineer with the Kansas Department of Transportation. The overpass sustained damage in a fatality accident, when a…

S urrounded by empty white walls, the cream-colored chairs and tables house the weight room of imagination. There are neither screens nor electronics in this game room. To “see” the game, players must exercise their…

At a small newspaper, where the reporter’s duty is to write stories with his right hand and snap pictures with his left, the opportunity to enlist a dedicated staff photographer is a rare convenience. Luckily,…

Food, fun and fishing are in store Saturday for scores of young sportsmen. The 21st annual Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs (HOFNOD) fishing tournament casts off Saturday morning. The annual derby is sponsored by…

Court proceedings continued Wednesday for Amber Boeken and Joshua Knapp, both charged with first-degree murder in the death of Iolan Shawn Cook. Magistrate Judge Thomas Saxton set status hearings for both at 1:30 p.m. July…

The stifling heat appears to have been a contributing factor in the death of an Iola man Tuesday, Sheriff Bryan Murphy said. Michael R. Karr, 37, was at work Tuesday as a pulling unit operator…

GAS — Council members tabled consideration of a water rate increase Tuesday evening, until it is determined whether the city will have to honor a raise in Iola wholesale rates. Gas purchases its water from…

The final graduate of Iola High School’s 137th graduating class received his diploma Tuesday in a special graduation ceremony. A second graduation was held in the lecture hall for Nate Streeter, who missed Iola’s May…

Allen County Commissioner Jim Talkington said Tuesday he thought a “disinterested third party should look at” alleged drug tampering within the Emergency Medical Service. The case is being investigated by the county’s sheriff department. Ambulance…

HUMBOLDT — A Nevada, Mo., man was killed in a semi-truck accident east of Humboldt Monday evening. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Jayson L. Wessley, 52, Nevada, was southbound on the highway when his truck,…