Iola Middle School held its Invitational on Tuesday. The all-day event boasted 21 schools from across southeastern Kansas. For the seventh grade girls, Humboldt won, Iola took second and Marmaton Valley placed 14th. For the…

Willbert “Bill” Wagner, 79, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015, at Freeman Hospital after complications from heart surgery. He was born to John and Violet (Hartman) Wagner on Oct. 5, 1935 in Garnett. Before his…

GAS — Though Gas council members won’t participate in the decision, Terry McDonald told them Tuesday evening about a request he has made of Allen County to re-zone property he owns to heavy industrial. McDonald…

SEK-CAP, the Southeast Kansas Community Action Program, is celebrating Week of the Young Child by hosting several events throughout the week. The purpose of the Week of the Young Child is to focus public attention…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley schools will continue having school five days a week in the fall.At their meeting Monday, USD 256 Board of Education members voted 6-1 to eschew a four-day school week starting with…

It’s all about time.USD 257 school board members continued their discussion on how much time students spend in a class at their board meeting Tuesday night. The board approved changing block scheduling — where students…

The old Allen County Hospital may be repurposed rather than razed.Arlyn Briggs asked Allen County commissioners for a price to buy or lease the structure Tuesday morning.He and part of his team of investors met…

GARNETT — Leading 4-2 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, it appeared that Iola High’s Fillies were going to get the win in a well-played game. But, Anderson County’s Samantha McCullough…

GARNETT — Coming off of a 3-2 loss in game one against Anderson County, Iola High’s Ben Cooper came into a sticky situation to get the Mustangs a needed 6-4 win.With the bases loaded, a…

Perhaps it’s the stigma of the lobbyist industry that has city administrators cool to retaining a firm to do its bidding in Washington, D.C.The influence of “dirty” money on politicians is a familiar Washington scandal.…