Month: October 2013

MOUND CITY — Marmaton Valley High’s volleyball teams picked up two more wins on the road Tuesday. The Wildcats, playing in matches hosted by Jayhawk-Linn, downed Crest, 25-17, 25-22, and Northeast-Arma, 25-20, 25-12. Emily Meiwes…

ARKANSAS CITY — One of Doug Desmarteau’s toughest coaching choices ever occurred earlier this year when he named Chase Tonkin the starting goalkeeper for Allen Community Colleges. “That’s because we have two great goalkeepers,” he…

ARKANSAS CITY — A double-overtime victory Wednesday has Allen Community College’s women at a historic high.  Kyleigh Rowe’s goal on a cross from Lexi Godlove gave the Red Devils a critical 2-1 victory over Cowley…

Roaring along with their most successful stretch in years, Allen Community College’s volleyball team came up with another victory Wednesday night, downing visiting Labette Community College. It didn’t necessarily follow the same formula as many…

CHANUTE — While their rivalry will remain in spirit, Iola High and Chanute High will show some cooperation Friday evening when the Mustangs visit the Blue Comets on the football field. The Iola cheerleaders will join…

Iola High’s next opportunity to see how much the Mustang program has grown over the past two seasons will be a tough one. The Mustangs will travel the familiar path down U.S. 169 to take…

 Warren R. Park, 65, died Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, Colo. He was born May 4, 1948, in Oakley to Aubrey “Cub” and Jessie (Swart) Park. He was…

Jesse Mendoza, 84, Humboldt, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family. Jesse was born Oct. 29, 1928, in Chanute, the son of Bernie and Evarista (Gutierrez) Mendoza. He grew…

Thanks to the infusion of estrogen in the U.S. Senate, the country was saved from catastrophe this week. Specifically, Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Kelly Ayote, New Hampshire, and Lisa Murkowski, Alaska, reached across…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt’s Downtown Action Team has raised $50,000 the past three years and asked city council members to pledge up to $25,000 so it could seek a $410,000 grant to give the downtown area…