Three local high schools — Humboldt, Marmaton Valley and Crest — advanced to the second round of the Kansas playoffs during the 2012 football season. Key contributors for each of the three schools received word…

BURLINGTON — Iola High’s Fillies are showing marked improvement with their poise and intensity in the young 2012-13 basketball season.The Fillies were within two points of Louisburg High after one quarter, 7-5, and were a…

BURLINGTON — What a difference a day makes. Iola High’s Mustangs were able to erase the bitter taste of defeat Wednesday from one day earlier by converting a number of key defensive stops and hitting…

Jake Galemore, 16, of Chanute passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 near his residence.Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 at St. Patrick Catholic Church.  Burial will follow in…

Joshua Michael Gillaspie, 30, of Tecumseh, passed away on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012.Josh was born on Sept. 1, 1982, in Topeka, the son of Dennis and Mary Jo (Hiestand) Gillaspie. Josh attended school at Shawnee…

Peter Matthew Klimes died at his home in Apple Valley, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. He was 60.He was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Burbank, Calif., Sept. 13, 1952, the son of Eileen and Robert…

Dear editor,Today I buried a “wild” cat I’d never been able to touch since it started coming here around three years ago. I had to watch it die little by little each day — a…

Kansas senators Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran voted against an international treaty modeled on the Americans With Disabilities Act Tuesday. They were two of the five votes needed to ratify the treaty which Kansan Bob…

Vespers choir practice Wednesday night at the Wesley United Methodist Church. Vespers will be presenting their annual Christmas performance on Sunday at 3 p.m. There’s no better way to get in the Christmas spirit than…

Audacious Boutique opens at new location Christmas came early this year for Kelly Sigg. Wednesday she opened the doors to the new location of her store, Audacious Boutique. The boutique didn’t relocate too far away…