The conscience of Kansas gave her 2 cents worth Friday night.“Kansas teachers should be valued with higher pay; the subjects of art, music and physical education should be included in every public school curriculum; and…

LAHARPE — “I just start stacking it,” Gene Weatherbie said, standing next to his back porch, overlooking the 300-bale hay maze he has constructed for this year’s fall season.Weatherbie has been building hay mazes out…

It was hard news to deliver for such an avid advocate of the new health care law. Southeast Kansas, particularly, will be hit hard by the state’s decision to not expand its Medicaid program as…

HUMBODLT — Thousands of spectators flooded into Humboldt and crowded streets downtown Saturday to see the 56th annual Biblesta Parade in made-to-order fall weather.They weren’t disappointed.The “3” Rusty Nails — Lloyd Houk, Mike Farran and…

A happy bit of happenstance led Katie Mahoney to courtside at Allen Community College.Mahoney moved to Iola over the summer with her husband, Ryan, who had been hired as an assistant coach for the Allen…

COFFEYVILLE — A busy weekend littered with ups and downs left Allen Community College’s volleyball team with a 2-2 record at the Coffeyville Spikefest over the weekend.The Red Devils started out in fine fashion, downing…

Cora “Pauline” Churchill, 95, formerly of Humboldt, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, in Oklahoma City, Okla.Pauline was born Aug. 1, 1918, in Severy, on the family farm, the daughter of John and Bertha (Haskins)…

JoAnn Buche, 78, Iola, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute.JoAnn was born July 6, 1935, in Freemont, Neb., the daughter of Rose Nebuda. She grew up in…

Zayden Jacob Gleue was born on Sept. 21, 2013 to parents Danielle Furbeck and Joel Gleue, Iola.He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19 inches long.His maternal grandparents are William and Frances Furbeck, Iola…

Dear editor,Yes, you can legally float down three rivers in Kansas. The Kansas River, the Missouri and the Arkansas. However, that is all.All other rivers and streams are privately owned. Landowners have control to the…