It wasn’t until I reread “The Miracle Worker” earlier this week that I realized its universal lesson of how setting goals gives us purpose.“Why can’t you let her be?” Helen’s half-brother, Jimmie, asks of Annie…

Iola council members, as well as those at Humboldt, will learn more about increases in price of natural gas at their meetings Monday night. Both cities purchase gas and resell it to local consumers.Scott S.…

Allen County Regional Hospital on North Kentucky has a plan in place for removing snow from its parking lot, which differs little from the one that was employed at its old location, First and Madison…

Craig Mentzer peered out the window of his Ford F-250, counting young Angus calves sheltering themselves against their mothers. This was the fourth time Mentzer had driven around his herd. One cow is missing, he…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Middle School’s boys picked up a three-game sweep Thursday to wrap up the regular season.The Cub eighth-graders downed visiting Fredonia, 26-21, in a reversal from a game earlier this season in which…

Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade boys played without key contributors Matt Komma and Ethan Holloway Thursday.Nevertheless, their 35-23 loss to visiting Fort Scott Thursday left head coach Marty Taylor encouraged.“We were a little short-handed, but the…

 Le ROY — Southern Coffey County High’s boys surged to a 30-19 lead in the first half here Friday night, and than staved off Waverly’s attempts to rally and posted a 48-40 victory.The Titan girls…

UNIONTOWN — Marmaton Valley High’s girls stayed close to host Uniontown for much of the game, but ran out of gas down the stretch.The Eagles outscored Marmaton Valley, 22-5, in the fourth quarter to break…

CHETOPA — In recent years, Crest High’s boys have prided themselves on hard work and toughness, head coach Travis Hermreck said Friday.“Because of that we’ve worn a target on our back that we could be…

HUMBOLDT — Turnovers and cold shooting from point-blank range sealed the Humboldt High girls’ fate here Friday night, as they absorbed a 75-19 defeat to Caney.“They’ve very good,” said Sherri Nelson, Humboldt coach, of the…