Humboldt’s volleyball team split on Tuesday at Neodesha. They fell 0-2 to the host Lady Bluestreaks but beat Caney Valley in straight sets. Sydney Houk and Aricah McCall led the way offensively with six kills…

The Iola volleyball team went 0-2 on Tuesday on the road at Anderson County, falling to the Lady Bulldogs and Bur-lington. The Fillies opened up with an 0-2 loss to Burlington (21-25, 18-25).Junior Piper Moore…

Because Kansas legislators are so familiar with trickle-down economics, they will be quick to grasp the correlation between underfunded schools and falling test scores by Kansas students.Just as with our state economy, if it’s not…

Edward Eugene Marnell, 52, died peacefully Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, at his home in Lake Fork, Texas.He was born Feb. 15, 1965 in Iola, the second of three sons to Gerald Eugene Marnell and Rita…

Terry Ellis, 47, died in Topeka on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017.  A Celebration of Life is planned for Oct. 14 in Colony and will be announced next week.  Feltner Funeral Home in Lyndon is assisting…

Windsor Place preschool teacher Reagan Parks is proof that sometimes the best-laid plans come to fruition.“It’s a great feeling to know that I started out with what I wanted to do and had a plan,”…

HUMBOLDT — For the 60th year the story of the Bible will be portrayed with colorful floats and entries in Saturday’s 1:30 p.m. Biblesta Parade, unique among fall festivals.Also headlining the day is former Humboldt…

If no hiccups occur, construction of a wind farm in northeast Allen County will start in summer 2018 and its turbines will begin generating electricity by late spring 2019.That will occur if the county’s planning…

In 2011, Renee White left her home in Joplin to attend her child’s soccer game on a Sunday night. Her life changed when an EF5 tornado struck the area. White spoke of her experience at…

Kay Maple Westerman, 71, Iola,npassed away Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. Kay was the only child born to Harold and Marjorie (Jones) Hank. Kay was born on Aug. 16, 1946,…