USD 257 school board members agreed Monday on a series of summer maintenance projects, including work to keep the no-longer-new track at Riverside Park in tip-top shape. They just hope like heck the Iola Middle…

Planners continue to work feverishly to have at least three courses in place by this fall at a technical education center in LaHarpe. Jack Koehn, USD 257 superintendent of schools, updated Board of Education members…

How to fund Kansas’s schools is turning into class warfare with the battle lines being drawn between legislators who represent wealthy school districts and those who do not. Rep. Ray Merrick, speaker of the House,…

Georgetta Browning Foxx, 88, lifelong resident of Garnett, died Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, Garnett. The…

Rita R. Wilper, 79, Garnett, died Friday, March 4, 2016, at Richmond Healthcare Center, Richmond. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Emerald, with burial to follow at St.…

Bradley Jay Cook, 56, rural Iola, died Friday, March 4, 2016, at his home. Brad was born Feb. 8, 1960, in Yates Center. He grew up in Bronson and Gas. On March 10, 1979, Brad…

MOUND CITY — Wellsville High’s 3-point shooting prowess put Humboldt High’s Cubs in a hole Saturday evening.  The Eagles’ free throw shooting completed the job. Wellsville shot an eye-popping 26 of 29 from the free…

HARTFORD — Saturday night in Hartford marked the end of six seniors’ careers for the Crest basketball team.  The Lancers fell 76-52 to Hartford and Crest coach Travis Hermreck had to deal with the fact…

BURLINGTON — At the end of every high school basketball season only one team in each class truly ends their season fully satisfied.  Saturday’s 40-36 loss to Burlington in the substate championship will leave a…

Clara Wicoff is accustomed to academic excellence. Now, it’s paying off. The Iola High School senior added the latest feathers to her scholastic career after learning recently that she was named a National Merit Scholarship…