HUMBOLDT — Humboldt senior Mason Sterling is preparing to graduate after four years in FFA that helped shape his leadership, confidence and career path. Sterling joined FFA as a freshman, inspired by both family and…

MORAN — Sophia Heim is squeezing every last drop of her high school experience she can in her remaining days at Marmaton Valley High School. In fact, it might be shorter just to list the…

COLONY — For the longest time, Blaine King tried to deny he wanted anything to do with agriculture.  Though he grew up on a farm, it wasn’t for him.   Mind you, he came to…

Two area high school FFA chapters — Crest and Marmaton Valley — recently came together to turn a simple show of school spirit into a meaningful act of community support, donating more than $2,200 to…

Iola celebrated Halloween Thursday with variety of activities. Throngs of youngsters flocked to Iola’s Riverside Park for the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Trunk or Treat, the first time the event has been held at…

Academic excellence comes naturally for Iola senior Jaydon Morrison. “I had always been getting As throughout grade school and middle school,” he said. “I made the decision freshman year that I was going to dedicate…

When Abigail Meiwes thinks back on her childhood, she remembers the books. Rows and rows of books.  “My mom turned a whole wall of our house into a library. And so there was a lot…

Iola’s FFA team won a state title and Kyser Nemecek secured an individual state medal at the April 29-30 state competition. Iola teams competed in Dairy Cattle Evaluation, Poultry Judging, and Livestock Judging. The poultry…

Jennifer Terrell, 4-H Youth Development leader with the Southwind Extension District, center, accepts a $2,500 donation from Kristi Noonan, left, and Cameron Roth of Vaughn-Roth Land Brokers of Burlington. Roth said the gift is in…