Dylan Graham Porter and Erin Michelle Murphy, Los Angeles, were married Oct. 3, 2015, at Bel-Air Bay Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. The bride is the daughter of Patrice Playter, Sherman Oaks, Calif., and Michael…

Deep in the heart of Texas, 50,000 students at the University of Texas, as well as faculty and administrators, are irked by what state legislators have done. The legislators think anyone walking onto the campus…

It’s been a tremendous blessing that the management of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center was entrusted to the local school district as stipulated by the will of benefactor Thomas H. Bowlus in 1961. True, it’s…

Margaret A. Ruckman, 82, died Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Margaret was born Nov. 7, 1933, in Bronson. She was the daughter of Roy L. and Mabel E. (Watson) Nichols.…

In most court decisions, there’s a “them vs. us.” So in their request to ask a judge to review the will of Thomas H. Bowlus, Iola school officials will be represented on one side with,…

TORONTO — It’s a wonder that in southeast Kansas Courtney’s isn’t a household name. The Wichita Eagle gave her the front page a couple of years ago, calling her restaurant “a big-time Italian restaurant in…

Iola High’s Fillies were able to make several changes to their varsity lineup on Thursday, when they hosted the Iola Invitational.   The changes were largely successful with the Fillies able to win matches with…

CHANUTE — Friday night had everything you could want in an opening week football game. There was great weather. There were two large crowds supporting their schools. There was a lot of smash-mouth, physical running.…

The Red Devil men’s and women’s soccer games orginally scheduled for Wednesday against Hesston College in Hesston were postponed due to weather and pushed back 24 hours.The men will play first today with their game…

MADISON — Crest and Marmaton Valley each had some struggles in Madison on Tuesday night, but both volleyball teams were able to salvage one win in the three games each played. Both teams struggled to…