Area players accounted for most of the All-Three Rivers League unanimous selections. Marmaton Valley senior pitcher Tyler Lord, Crest senior pitcher Drake Weir and MVHS senior infielder Garrett Morrison received All-Three Rivers League unanimous selections…

WICHITA — Area athletes were at Wichita Friday to compete in their respective classes at the state track meet at Wichita State University’s Cessna Stadium. In early action, Marmaton Valley High’s Todd Stevenson took 13th…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As one of the most monumental events in Kansas City history suddenly is just weeks away, the very nucleus of the event, Arrowhead Stadium, is being scrubbed to conform to FIFA…

PARIS (AP) — The scorching heat wave that has gripped Paris since the start of the French Open isn’t just pushing the players to their limits. The clay courts risk cracking, too, under the intense…

Interested buyers will have an opportunity to purchase tax-foreclosed properties next month when the county conducts its tax sale on June 25. According to Allen County Treasurer Darolyn Maley, the sale will begin at 9…

If Allen County commissioners are serious about investing in economic development, they’ll maintain financial support for the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The county currently provides about $200,000 annually to the Bowlus through a dedicated mill…

Iola’s Ward Chapel AME Church, which closed its doors for good last summer, has been sold. Ben Jett, an over-the-road truck driver, purchased the facility, and plans to use it as his residence Jett has…

After years of operating out of a small single-room office tucked into the back of the Recovery House at 16 N. Buckeye St. in Iola, the non-profit has relocated to 919 N. State St. Keithly…

Jerry Daniels, a Republican, is thus far the only candidate to file in advance of Monday’s noon filing deadline.  Of local note, the filing deadline also applies to anyone seeking one of three seats up…

Phil Becker’s Memorial Day address departed from the traditional. A trombonist, Becker told his story of joining the Army to play in its bands. Across his nine years I’m guessing he never engaged in combat. …