Rulings on two key points in the controversy over administration of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center were made today by District Judge Spencer Gard. He ruled the center was left in trust to the school…

EVERETT, Wash. – Petty Officer 3rd Class Caleb Stephens, a native of Colony, serves the U.S. Navy aboard the guided-missile destroyer operating out of Everett, Wash. Stephens joined the Navy one year ago. Today, Stephens…

A flurry of activity is keeping CASA busy this fall. The Court Appointed Special Advocates program of the 31st Judicial District hopes to recruit at least six new advocates by Jan. 1 to fill a…

FORT SCOTT — Marmaton Valley High School students learned about competitive math Oct. 18 at the Fort Scott Community College Math Relays. Twelve students competed by taking 15-minute timed tests to compete against more than…

EMPORIA — Iolan Chloe Hageman was part of the pregame and halftime shows at Emporia State University’s Homecoming festivities Saturday. Hageman is a member of the ESU Marching Hornets Drill Team, and danced with the…

The Southwind Rail Trail was the location of the Oct. 18 Prairie Dell 4-H club meeting.   Club members met at 5 p.m. and walked the trail to the Elm Creek bridge and back before…

Dale W. Muns, Neosho Falls hardware merchant whose store was virtually filled with muddy water during the July flood, will soon open a new lumber yard in Iola. Muns has purchased two acres of land…

The rumor has become a fact, Dillon’s, which has supermarkets throughout Kansas, purchased a tract of land at the north edge of Iola Monday afternoon.  ***** HUMBOLDT — Humboldt’s water won’t be fluoridated. A petition…

Jackie Leap Smith, Iola, and former Iolan Teresa Counch, Hays, were recognized for their leadership at the Kansas Association for Youth Leadership Camp named in honor of Cheryl Gleason. The two were in a class…

Humboldt Elementary School students qualifying for the honor roll for the first quarter are: All A Honor Roll: Third grade: Ryan Cress, Bethany Croisant, Grace Cunningham, Morgan Hencey, Zoey Hess, Zaden Mellen, Quinn Miller, Mason…