HUMBOLDT — The coyote’s ears pricked, unaware that the source of the yipping and howls he heard were not a prospective mate, but digitally manufactured. The coyote scuttled from a patch of brush to find…

Pastor Steve Traw’s message taken from Exodus 38:1-7 was titled “With God In The Wilderness: The Altar of Burnt Offerings.” Pianist Myrna Wildschuetz played “He Was There All the Time” for the prelude and “The…

A successful fundraiser Friday for Hope Unlimited will set the right tone for the entire year, director Dorothy Sparks said.  “This gets the momentum going for fundraising for the year, and allows us to raise…

Ty Scharff, 17, Elsmore, a member of Prairie Rose 4-H Club, and a senior at Marmaton Valley High School, has been honored for his exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award,…

Mike Leslie of Iola reached a bowling milestone, 702 for a three-game series, at the Country Lanes bowling alley. A 700 for a three-game series is considered rare. Leslie’s feat was the first in three…

ELSMORE — Elsmore Ruritan Club will have its annual chili/soup supper  from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Elsmore Community Building.  Club members will serve chili and a variety of soups, homemade cornbread, crackers,…

At their Feb. 23 meeting, Unity Club members discussed the book “Killers of the Moon” by David Grann, a work nominated for the 2017 National Book Award. According to Unity readers, in the early 1870s…

Iolans kicked off Lent this morning with an Ash Wednesday breakfast at Iola’s First Christian Church. Next Wednesday’s Lenten breakfast will be at Calvary United Methodist Church, at the intersection of Jackson and Walnut streets.…

Howard Reiter gave the communion meditation on the power of prayer. (Ref: James 5:16) Pastor Chase Riebel gave a sermon on “The Gift,” referring to Luke 15:11-24, the parable of the Prodigal Son. When the…

BUFFALO — Good things are coming in threes for Marmaton Valley High School’s Forensics team. Marmaton Valley picked up its third consecutive Three Rivers League championship over the weekend in various competitive speaking and acting…