HUMBOLDT — Crafters galore gathered Saturday in memory of Kathy Young at the annual “Scrapping for Kathy” craft fest held at Humboldt High School. Proceeds from the event will fund scholarships for HHS seniors seeking…

PITTSBURG — So far this season, Iola senior Rhett Allen is making the transition from doubles competition to singles look like no it’s big deal. On Thursday, Allen took second in the Pittsburg Invitational by…

HUMBOLDT — In what will become an annual battle for supremacy the of area’s best group of Wildcats,  Marmaton Valley and Yates Center’s first doubleheader as Three Rivers League foes ended with a hard-fought split.…

EUREKA — The Yates Center Wildcats ran away — quite literally — with the boys championship at Thursday’s Eureka Invitational.  Sophomore Hadley Splechter was the top scorer for the Wildcats and ended up winning all…

One day recently, with light, misty rain falling and the wind laid, I went for a drive, stopped where an old trail cuts through a patch of timber, large enough to give me better than…

To the editor: What does it mean to be fully human, and what is it worth? It is difficult to quantify the value of the humanities, but we know that investment there yields a big…

  Richard Eugene Culbertson, 69, Iola, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at his home. He was born April 27, 1947, in Gas, to Lester and Julia (Hunsaker) Culbertson. He grew up in California, and…

Allen County commissioners will decide soon whether to increase support for the Economic Development Program that operates under auspices of Thrive Allen County. The program began in 2013, with the county, Iola and Iola Industries…

Thrive Allen County, in collaboration with Americorps VISTA, has three generous and passionate women helping to wage the war on poverty.  Sabrina Greer, Yvonne Scott and Pepper Weathers are all “Volunteers In Service To America,”…

Sasha and Dr. Mark Wolfe, Manhattan, announce the birth of a daughter, Maeve Carolyn Wolfe, born March 11, 2017, at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. She weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 19 inches…