With the lead going back and forth, Allen Community College’s men’s basketball team set itself up for a win in the final seconds over Pratt Tuesday night.The Red Devils had the ball with 4.6 seconds…

USD 257 board members reviewed the district’s budget performance over the last three years. The perspective allowed members to realize savings as well as increases in expenditures.The switch to an outside food service, OPPA, has…

HUMBOLDT — Monday’s Board of Education meeting began by picking up the discussion of teacher salaries for USD 258.High school instructors Tim Osborn and Hailey Schoendaller were given a joint five minutes to address the…

HUMBOLDT — City Administrator Cole Herder was authorized to be proactive with the Kansas Department of Transportation as it formulates plans for highway work.Humboldt Chamber of Commerce President Chris Butts said at Monday night’s city…

Iolans will see a 5 percent increase in their monthly water and sewer charges, starting in January.Iola City Council members agreed to the rate hike Monday after visiting at length with city officials about ongoing…

Some vacations are memorable because of an unforeseen event that lays to waste even the most meticulous and thought-out travel plans.Carl Slaugh’s was a doozy.Slaugh and his family were stationed at Rhein-Main Air Base in…

Owen Keith Doughty, 85, Moran, passed away Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014 at Allen County Regional Hospital.He was born March 29, 1929, the son of Lyle Hesson and Oral (Holeman) Doughty. Doughty graduated from Moran High…

COFFEYVILLE — Iola Middle School’s girls basketball teams didn’t give up, but weren’t able to score a win against Coffeyville Monday night.The eighth grade A-Team lost 39-29, scoring 10 points in the fourth quarter. However,…

LUBBOCK, Texas — Keep it simple, stupid. That’s what coach Vince DeGrado kept telling himself after the Allen Community College men’s cross country team finished ninth as a team at the NJCAA National Championships this…

Dear editor,It is this time of year when we traditionally take a long look to consider our surroundings. A time of giving thanks. We live in a wonderful nation, and share in a community of…