Debbie Bearden laid bare the facts before Iola City Council members Monday evening: in order to continue, the Allen County Farmers Market needs help. “The Farmers Market has to have staff to carry out the…

HUMBOLDT  —  Water rates will increase 40 percent beginning in 2025 for Humboldt residents. It could have been worse. But the majority of city council members elected to take the conservative approach to addressing the…

YATES CENTER — A promising start was unraveling before their eyes. Yates Center High’s boys, who had held visiting Cherryvale scoreless through the first quarter and led 15-0 at one point, had seen its advantage…

MORAN —  A cold second half did in Marmaton Valley High’s boys Monday. The Wildcats entered halftime trailing Madison by a point, 19-18, but couldn’t keep up with the Bulldogs after the break. Madison pulled…

ENID, Okla. — Allen Community College put the finishing touches on an unbeaten non-conference schedule in fine fashion Friday. The Red Devils pulled away after halftime to thump host Northern Oklahoma College-Enid 73-47 to push…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Allen Community College brought a little March Madness to early December Saturday. The Red Devils erased an eight-point halftime deficit and had a late lead over host Metropolitan Community College, only…

GALESBURG — Humboldt Middle School’s boys had things well in control Monday at Galesburg. The Cubs’ A team rode the hot shooting of Riley Lassman to a 47-13 win, while the B team brought home…

MOUND CITY — A furious comeback for Marmaton Valley Junior High came up just short Monday. The Wildcat girls trailed host Jayhawk-Linn 21-10, but caught fire down the stretch. Emma Louk scored nine points over…

With only 12 girls on the roster, Iola High’s coaches have had to be creative when running their practices, and have rarely been able to run full five-on-five scrimmages during practice. So you couldn’t blame…

I rushed around the patient as he lay motionless with his eyes closed in the emergency room. He was pale and sweaty, his T-shirt stained with vomit. You didn’t have to be a health-care worker…