Tax increases will be on the minds of Kansas lawmakers when they return to their desks next Wednesday. The prospective budget deficit remains above $400 million, despite two straight years of painful spending cuts. Without…

FRONTENAC — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s track teams competed at Tuesday’s Frontenac track meet.Here are the Wildcat results: Eighth grade Girls: 400-m dash-4. Dawn Hobbs, 1:13.79; high jump-4. Kaitlin Ensminger, 4’2”; medley relay-5. Marmaton Valley…

POMONA — Uniontown High’s Eagles and the Marmaton Valley High Wildcats played in a junior varsity golf tournament Tuesday. It was hosted by West Franklin High School.Marmaton Valley finished third with a 228 team score…

Humboldt High is hosting the annual Lindsey Friederich Memorial Softball Tournament and Walter Johnson Baseball Tournament Friday.The softball tournament is in Sweatt Park on Manion Field. The first game starts at noon.The baseball tournament is…

GARNETT — Playing through possibly the best season ever for Iola Middle School golf, the Ponies won its fifth tournament Wednesday.In five outings in the 2010 season, Iola is perfect as a team. The Ponies…

FORT SCOTT — Three fatality accidents occurred within 24 hours and seven miles of each other on U.S. 69 near Fort Scott this week.The first occurred Tuesday morning when Robert J. Lyons, 82, Fort Scott,…

Future leaders of Allen County were given a walk through time Wednesday afternoon as part of the first Allen County Together class.Through five classes over seven months, ACT hopes to develop a new crop of…

The Iola High School spring stage and musical production — “The Fanstasticks” — also serves as an apt description of the fantastically talented group of young performers who will grace the Bowlus Fine Arts Center…

Vernon Louis McCollam, 83, of Independence died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, in Independence.He was born Feb. 15, 1927, in Kincaid, to L.M. “Jack” and Lucy Ruth (Reynolds) McCollam. He grew up in the Kincaid area…

Joan E. “Jody” Drake, 73, of Yates Center died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at the Yates Center Nursing home.Her body was donated to the University of Kansas.  Family will gather to greet friends at Campbell…