You’ve probably seen the funny videos on social media: A dog, high off secondhand marijuana smoke, staring into space in his owner’s hazy living room. Maybe the pup is off-balance stumbling a bit when it…

The Prairie Dell 4-H Club met Monday, April 3. It was “Wear a 4-H Shirt” night.  For roll call, members shared their middle names. They sang “Happy Birthday” to the three April birthdays.  Leader Terri…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Forecasters are warning of more severe weather, including tornadoes, this week in parts of the South and Midwest hammered just days ago by deadly storms. That could mean more misery…

“You gotta be determined as the devil, selfless as a saint. Keep it ‘tween the white lines, and hit ‘em where they ain’t.”  —John McCutcheon, Sermon on the Mound  I can’t remember the last time…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High School’s forensics team has an egg-citing fundraiser in the works this weekend. The speech and drama students are taking part in their annual “Egg My Yard” fundraiser. Pre-filled eggs with…

Lowell Howard Graham, 82, went to be with the Lord at his home on Sunday, April 2, 2023, with his family around him.  He was born March 28, 1941, at his parents’ home in rural…

CHEROKEE — Charles Dickens surely didn’t have Marmaton Valley High’s softball team in mind when he penned his epic novel “A Tale of Two Cities.” Nevertheless, the iconic opening line — “It was the best…

CHEROKEE — A promising start for Marmaton Valley High baseball Monday — Wyatt Ard’s RBI double scored Dominic Smith to give the Wildcats a quick 1-0 lead over host Southeast – soon turned sour. Southeast…

PLEASANTON — Marmaton Valley Junior High, Crest Middle School and Yates Center Middle School athletes competed Monday at the Pleasanton Invitational, earning several top medals. Seventh grade girls Team scores — 1. Jayhawk-Linn, 99; 2.…

The spring sports season is in full swing with baseball and softball, track and field and golf and boys tennis.  Here are our nominees from the area’s high school and college athletes for the March…