Douglas Ray VanDam, 71, formerly of LaHarpe, passed away on Sept. 30, 2013, at Leavenworth Veterans Administration Hospital. He was born June 22, 1942, in Baldwin, to James and Opal (Foulkerson) VanDam. He graduated from…

Argh matey! The Story Pirates will set sail for Iola next week. The Story Pirates is an arts education organization. The group collects written works from students and adapts the stories for the stage.The Pirates…

Heather Morgan, director of Project 17 and its only paid employee, gave Rotarians from Iola, Humboldt and Chanute an overview Thursday of its recent accomplishments.“We want to transform southeast Kansas to compete with metropolitan areas,”…

HUMBOLDT — Lois Squire lives in a modest home she built about 50 years ago on an idyllic little spread at the east edge of Woodson County.On the backside is a deck, where she can…

PAOLA — The wins keep piling up for Iola Soccer Club teams.The club’s three teams, 14-and-under, 12-and-under and 10-and-under squads, went a combined 5-0 Oct. 5 to lift their collective records to 20-1 on the…

ARMA — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s athletes continued their winning ways Thursday, sweeping all three volleyball matches and winning convincingly on the football field.In volleyball action, the Wildcats remained perfect in A-team competition, downing Northeast-Arma…

LE ROY — “Moving the ball” didn’t seem to be enough for Southern Coffey County High Friday night. Instead, turnovers mounted up against the Titans in a 64-14 beating at the hands of the Chetopa…

COLONY — About the only trouble the Crest High Lancers seemed to have Friday night was not being able to end the game at the half against the Elk Valley Lions  Friday.Not to worry. The…

MOUND CITY — Led by top-15 finishes by Drake Busteed and Brett Holloway, Yates Center High’s boys took third as a team Thursday at a cross country meet hosted by Jayhawk-Linn.Busteed finished sixth individualy, with…

Allen Community College’s cross country teams maintained their lofty national status in the latest Hill-N-Dale rankings released Wednesday.The Red Devil men remain second in the nation; the women are 12th.Allen has one regular season meet…