COLONY — It was a year characterized by its peaks and valleys.From its opening day 64-14 romp of Pleasanton to its subsequent three-game losing skid to its sudden four-game upswing down the stretch, Crest High…

Dear editor,I thought I had made monumental contributions as a USAF master sergeant with over 21 years of honorable service upon my February 1978 retirement. I received the normal good luck messages from the Out…

Sometimes, you just want the money. It’s all the vogue these days for wealthy donors to give large sums in efforts to improve the education of our youth.Trouble is, the strings attached are enough to…

Rose E. Katzer, age 93, Garnett, formerly of Kincaid, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at Golden Heights in Garnett.Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Angels Catholic Church, Garnett. Burial…

It was almost as if Carla Nemecek were expecting the phone call from a resident curious about the swarms of ladybugs that started cropping up over the weekend.“You mean the Asian lady beetle?” asked Nemecek,…

About 50 USD 257 patrons, with a sprinkling of school staff, fleshed out five focus areas within a fledgling strategic plan for the district.“Today is a most important part of the process,” Bart Swartz said…

The news Tuesday was good for proponents of the grocery store and residential complex expected to occupy the grounds of the old Allen County Hospital.After lengthy consideration of the proposal last week, county commissioners unanimously…

The Crest High School football team will host Caldwell tonight at 6 o’clock in the opening round of the Kansas Eight-Man Division II playoffs.Crest finished the regular season with a 5-3 record and a perfect…

In addition to the Iola High cross country team, several other area high schools sent runners to the state cross country meets as well.Yates Center sent three of its varsity boys runners to the 2A…

In its final home game of the season, Allen Community College’s volleyball team defeated Wentworth Military Academy 3-1 on Monday night.The victory snapped the Lady Red Devils’ four-match losing streak and improved their season record…