Month: November 2012

HUMBOLDT —  A pair of Humboldt High Lady Cubs earned spots on the All-Tri-Valley League volleyball team.Humboldt junior Sherri Middleton was named all-league, while sophomore Breanna Kline received honorable mention.Middleton — who now owns the…

Iola Middle School’s dominant start to the girls basketball season can be boiled down to a single word — effort.“Right now, the girls are playing harder than everybody else,” head coach Marty Taylor said.The eighth-graders…

Kansas Republicans moved the state into the nation’s backwaters Tuesday. Mitt Romney won 60 percent of the Kansas vote. The nation re-elected President Barack Obama decisively, giving him more than 300 electoral votes with 270…

Once was not enough for Roger Carswell and Becky Nilges, who are organizing the second bi-annual Iola Family Reading Festival.The two said the decision was almost decided for them.“Some of the evaluations from the 2010…

Up and coming country singer Katie Armiger and her acoustic trio band will be performing at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center on Saturday.  Armiger, originally from Sugar Land, Texas, has been in the music industry…

GAS — Tempers flared Wednesday afternoon at the news the hours of the post office here will be substantially reduced.Kevin Billings, a postal officer for the 667-zip code area, said likely hours at Gas would…

With a future medical office building in mind, hospital trustees Tuesday night approved the laying of an additional sanity sewer line on the site of the new hospital north of town. The decision means an…

Eli Grover and Stephen McDonald earned all-Pioneer League honors for performing under Friday night lights.Tonight and Friday, another side of their talents will be illuminated on the Bowlus Fine Arts Center stage in “The Greek…

Marmaton Valley High and Crest High each placed one player on the all 2012 Three League All League Volleyball squad.Marmaton Valley’s Kaylee Boyd, a senior, earned first-team honors. Brytton Strickler, a senior from Crest High,…

Fresh off advancing to the second round of the state playoffs in their respective divisions, Marmaton Valley High and Crest High had plenty of representation on the All-Three Rivers League teams announced this morning.Marmaton Valley…