MORAN — Water is the common denominator of agriculture. Here, the main ingredient for successful crops and determining how much work goes into caring for livestock is rainfall. Other places — the Texas Panhandle comes…

HUMBOLDT — In the shadow of a towering ash tree, leafless at mid-winter and a few feet from the Neosho River, David Gant spoke passionately about his love of the outdoors and its wildlife. “Today’s…

  Scott L. Bedell, 19, Humboldt, was arrested Friday night outside the Iola High School homecoming dance for what Master Deputy Daren Kellerman, the arresting officer, described as sexting crimes. A 13-year-old boy also was…

Dear Editor,We have many young ladies taking orders and will soon be delivering and selling more Girl Scout cookies. This is a great opportunity for these young ladies to learn communication skills, set goals, learn…

Average tuition and fees at the nation’s public universities jumped up, again, above inflation and far above average wage increases, to over $17,000. Average family incomes are in the $50,000 range. A family earning that…

The show — or at least rehearsals — can begin.Brian Johnson, Sara Lott, Andrew Oatman and Liz Ulrich will fill roles in the Iola Community Theatre’s spring production, “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.”“It’s…

A four-hour planning session Saturday brought forth a handful of measures Iola City Council members want to tackle in the coming weeks and months, with a large chunk of the meeting discussing other philosophic issues.Seven…

John Hutton, who dreams of participating in the National Rodeo Finals in Las Vegas, gave a detailed demonstration of how to head and heel a calf Saturday.A junior at Iola High School, Hutton described five…

Brent Matthew Jackson, 29, of rural Elsmore died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Brent was born May 17, 1982, in Lawrence, the son of Brian Conrad and Janet Marie (Houk) Jackson. He began elementary school in…

Martha J. Houston (Mrs. Sherman Houston), 88, of Le Roy died  Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church in Burlington. Visitation will be from 6 to…