HUMBOLDT — The Fredonia Yellowjackets seemed to have two common basketball sayings going through their heads on Tuesday night in Humboldt.The first was “Make somebody else beat you.”This has to be the mindset of all…

ST. PAUL — The Marmaton Valley basketball teams hit the road on Tuesday for a matchup with St. Paul.The Wildcat girls opened varsity action for the night with a 41-11 loss to the Indians, who…

HUMBOLDT — At some schools, a person really has to hunt around to find certain records. Sometimes they are on a plaque hidden in some dark hallway’s trophy case, sometimes they aren’t even displayed at…

Dortha Agnes Castleberry, 88, Garnett, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett. Burial will follow…

Jeannette Bell Hegwald, 56, Colony, passed away Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017.Jeannette was born in Garnett on May 26, 1960, and grew up in Kansas and Colorado. She was the daughter of the late Herbert and…

Edna Marie Elmenhorst, 83, Moran, passed away Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, at Allen County Regional Hospital.Edna was born Sept. 14, 1933, in Okarche, Okla., to John Alphonse and Teresa Coletta (Smith) Wittrock. She grew up…

Iola High School faculty members donned outfits depicting characters from the animated movie “Despicable Me” Monday as part of Spirit Week, in the runup to Friday evening’s Winter Homecoming basketball games. In the foreground are…

Allen County commissioners Tom Williams and Jim Talkington put off consideration of how they specifically might assist Allen County Fair Board members in making roof repairs and other upgrades to livestock buildings in Riverside Park.…

 House members, a good number elected two months ago on promise of taking immediate steps to deal with current and ongoing budget shortfalls, got with it surprisingly quickly on Monday.Legislation proposed would repeal personal income…

FORT SCOTT —  The Iola Fillies’ freshman team began their Fort Scott Tournament on Monday with games against Chanute and Frontenac.The Fillies began the tournament with a 29-15 win over Frontenac.Kelsey Morrison led the Fillies…