Meat processing plants across the country have been packed since the pandemic hit in March. So when the deer hunting season began, local butchers had to decide whether to interrupt their busy beef and hog…

Tisha Coleman fully expected her mother to live.  She was healthy, active and strong — emotionally and physically. And as a retired nurse, Nina Lou knew how to take care of herself. “But we’re just…

Marmaton Valley Jr./Sr. High School students will spend the rest of the month in remote learning because of the coronavirus pandemic, as all area districts reported new cases this week. Marmaton Valley Superintendent Kim Ensminger…

MORAN — Moran Public Library director Cynthia Chalker has been named the winner of a 2020 scholarship from the Association for Rural and Small Libraries, Inc., a network of library advocates. The group strives “to…

There’s a saying folks in the Midwest often use, though I don’t recall it being nearly as prevalent when I was growing up here: It is what it is. I can’t begin to tell you…

Only a few cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported in area schools, though those events have led to the quarantine of dozens of others in an effort to slow the spread of infection.…

Marmaton Valley High School’s Kaylee Becker was crowned 2020 Fall Homecoming Queen prior to Friday’s home football game with Chetopa. Members of the Homecoming Court are, front row from left, crown bearer Aiden Stotler and…

The new ambulance station at Moran celebrated its grand opening Tuesday, along with a ribbon cutting ceremony led by Allen County commissioners. “It’s a big deal for us,” said commissioner Bill King, in reference to…

MORAN — Marmaton Market officials will show off several of the grocery store’s improvements Saturday during its grand reopening celebration. Pulled pork sandwiches will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., to go along…

Glare from the rising sun was to blame in an accident near Moran Wednesday morning. Allen County sheriff’s deputies said Lexis Jones, 17, was less than a mile from her home, when the 2012 Dodge…