The city of Carbondale updated citizens this afternoon about a water line break that has affected the city’s water supply system and its users since Thursday evening. The city issued the following ...

Arthur Alonzo Boren, 78, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2026, at his home near Burlingame, Kan., surrounded by his family. He was born March 24, 1948, in Topeka, Kan., the son of Malcolm and Verna ...

OSAGE CITY, Kan. – Kathryn “Kathy” Joan Arb, 67, of Osage City, Kan., passed away at 11:18 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, at a hospital in Topeka, Kan. Kathy worked bridge construction for most of her ...

OVERBROOK, Kan. – Irma Faye Griffin, 98, passed away April 23, 2025, at Brookside, Overbrook, Kan. She was born July 11, 1926, on the family farm east of old Strawn, Kan., the daughter of Charles and ...

MELVERN, Kan. – Sandra Sue White, 97, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Presbyterian Mano, Emporia, Kan. She was born May 9, 1929, in Waverly, Kan., the ...

VASSAR, Kan. – Kathryn Anne Meek was called home on Sunday, March 29, 2026, at her 24-year residence in Vassar, Kan. She was born Monday, Oct. 16, 1950, to Naomi Ruth Goins and William Ashburn, in ...

SCRANTON, Kan. – Robert Earl Skaggs II, 69, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2025, at his home in Scranton, Kan. He was born Aug. 11, 1955, in Rolla, Mo., the son of Robert and Rita (Davis) Skaggs Sr.

OSAGE CITY, Kan. – Joseph Robert Merlenbach, 77, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kan. He was born July 30, 1947, in Taylorville, Ill., the son of William Frank ...

MELVERN, Kan. – Marlin Keith Orear, 70, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2026, at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kan. He was born June 17, 1955, in Topeka, the oldest son of Joyce Nadine (Haynes) Orear ...

OSAGE CITY, Kan. – Roberta (Reed) Daniels, 88, of Osage City, Kan., passed away Monday, April 6, 2026, at Osage Nursing Center, Osage City. She was born May 16 ...

SPRING HILL, Kan. – Helen Christina (Harris) Black, 89, departed this earth on Friday, April 24, 2026, at Spring Hill Care and Rehab, Spring Hill, Kan. She was born Feb. 26, 1937, at Cape Fair, Mo., ...