Edith Ione Modlin, age 85, of Humboldt, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, at her residence.  She was born Feb. 4, 1938, in Westphalia, to Loren McCullough and Violet (Ewing) McCullough.  She married Loren Modlin on…

Ronda J. (Sicka) Nickels, 66, of Broken Arrow, Okla., and a former Parsons resident, passed away at 11:41 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, at Labette Health in Parsons. She was born on March 11, 1957,…

Marmaton Valley multi-sport athlete Janae Granere didn’t have any down time this summer between the basketball court and the track.  Granere, a senior, competed on a USA basketball team in Barcelona, Spain. The 10-day trip…

Area 4-H’ers competed at the Kansas State University State 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest at Manhattan on Saturday. In the intermediate division, the team placed fourth and Hailey Shadden placed 10th as an individual.  Also competing…

The descendants of Calvin and Bessie Leonard met for a reunion at the home of their granddaughter, Rhenda Whitworth. Everyone enjoyed swimming, volleyball, corn hole, ax throwing and many other activities. Attending were Shirley Murcko,…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred threw his support behind a new stadium for the Royals on Wednesday, calling both of their potential sites near downtown Kansas City “unbelievably high quality” for…

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders cleaned house when he first arrived at Colorado. Not satisfied, the coach of the Buffaloes carried on with the extreme makeover after the spring game. His lavish use of…

At the age of 92, attorney and activist Clarence Jones reminds us of the life Martin Luther King Jr. might have enjoyed if he had been a simple church pastor or a seminary professor. Jones,…

Twila Kilgore will serve as interim coach of the U.S women’s national soccer team following the resignation of coach Vlatko Andonovski, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Thursday. Kilgore, the first American-born woman to earn…

Iola council members agreed Monday to purchase a new electric distribution bucket truck — but they’ll have to wait a while before they can show it off. About two-and-a-half years, in fact.  Jim Baker, electric…