Colony, KS

Bernard John Nilges, age 98, a resident of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021, at his home. He was born August 24, 1922, in Scipio, Kansas, the son of Samuel P. Nilges and Mary Catherine Peine Nilges. He served with the United States Army from 1942 to 1945....

A Chanute woman has been arrested on two counts of aggravated battery. Chanute Police Department officers responded to the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center for a report of an out-of-control patient that was threatening medical staff. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the individual as they were yelling and refusing to calm down. Officers tried to calm the individual but were unsuccessful. During the investigation, officers arrested 42-year-old Virginia L. Goodman for two counts of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer.

GREELEY – Rain started to fall as Daryl Schuyler drove his blue Ford Taurus on Scipio Road in northern Anderson County. Little did he know those droplets were just ahead of the violent storm to come about 5 p.m. Friday, June 11. Winds approaching 90 mph toppled power poles, flattened...

Dennis Franks envisions a bright future for the youth of Chanute, and wants to play an integral role in making that a reality. Franks is one of three candidates vying to fill a vacant seat on the USD 413 Board of Education. The board has called a special meeting for Monday, and is slated to interview the trio of candidates as part of the agenda.

The late Al Allison left a legacy in Chanute. Everyone recognized him and his classic green car. One of his favorite hangouts was The Grain Bin, where an artist with Chanute ties was enamored with Al a couple years ago and put him in a painting. Monte Toon, who lived...

The middle of June is generally when the daylily show begins. I love it!. The Chanute Master Gardeners’ Mannoni-Taylor daylily garden honoring former local daylily hybridizers Ruth and Sol Mannoni, George Taylor and the Beyer family at the Chanute Public Library is in its third year. Julie Aikins sent a...

TONKAWA, Okla. — Humboldt native Brad Witherspoon has been named the head men’s basketball coach at one of the premiere junior college basketball programs in the nation. Witherspoon, 35, will take the helm at Northern Oklahoma College, based on Tonkawa. Northern Oklahoma is coming off a 24-2 season in which...

The No. 1 golfer in the SEK is now All-State. Chanute High School’s Drayton Cleaver was recognized this week as a Kansas Golf Coaches Association first-team All-State golfer. This is Cleaver’s first nod. “It’s definitely an honor to make All-State first team,” Cleaver said. “It’s a testament to all of...

PITTSBURG — The Allen County Special Olympics adult team attended track and field events May 26 hosted by Pittsburg State University. Organizers noted participation was lower than a typical meet as life from the COVID-19 pandemic slowly gets back to normal, coach Joy Riebel said. Tina Craft took first in...

Buster Keaton is back in Piqua. Thanks to the hard work of Paige Olson, Shelia Lampe, Andi Lou Garrett and others, colorful new signs now adorn the entrance to the Buster Keaton and Piqua Museum inside the Piqua water plant building. The old signs had become so washed out from...

PITTSBURG – Chanute Post 170 A won six straight baseball games to begin the 2021 American Legion season. The streak ended in Pittsburg at the Gene Bicknell Sports Complex on Wednesday evening. On a scorching, miserable evening at the Pittsburg State stadium, Chanute dropped two straight to a now 6-4...