HUMBOLDT — Deception, speed and power are mainstays of a productive gridiron offense. Neodesha found all three in ample supply Friday night as the Blue Streaks dampened Humboldt’s homecoming 34-6.It wasn’t that way in the…

JOPLIN, Mo. — The Allen Community College cross country team fielded both a men’s and women’s squad for the Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin, Mo., on Saturday.The men finished the 8k race in 13th place…

PLEASANTON — The Marmaton Valley High School volleyball program continued its season Tuesday night when it traveled to Pleasanton as part of a four-team tournament.The Wildcats varsity team first played Jayhawk-Linn and lost in two…

GARNETT — Coach Terri Carlin and her A, B and C eighth-grade volleyball teams faced off against the Anderson County Bulldogs on Tuesday night.The A team, which is the only one that plays in a…

PITTSBURG — Iola Middle School’s seventh-grade football team earned a 34-14 victory over the Pittsburg Dragons on Tuesday afternoon before the eighth-grade squad lost its matchup, 48-8.In the seventh-grade contest, Isaac Badders continued his stellar…

In the academic world, there is hardly a more misleading term than “student-athlete.”It should imply a student’s dedication is first to his or her schooling with a secondary emphasis in athletics. Unfortunately, today “student-athlete” has…

It is the fate of most families to have one standout sibling, one high-riser whose long shadow denies the others the same ultraviolet levels of praise and attention. Of the five Marx Brothers — and…

Take a good look at the above-pictured medallion.The next time you see it, it could be worth $500.The medallion — crafted by Rebel Works — will be hidden somewhere in Allen County in the next…

Music does the “talking” in a silent film. A blaring trumpet is as effective as a scream; or a slow-playing violin can woo a lover. Whatever the message, it can be conveyed with music. It’s…

An ammonia leak prompted Russell Stover Candies officials to shut down production this morning.The leak, which came from a cooling unit, was capped successfully shortly after it was discovered at 1:15 a.m., David Shapland, Russell…