LAWRENCE — Clara Boyd, a sophomore at the University of Kansas and 2018 graduate of Marmaton Valley High School,  has been named one of 30 University Scholars at KU. Scholars receive a $1,500 scholarship and…

Sabrina Gregerson, valedictorian of the  Le Roy High School Class of 2001, recently earned her Ph.D. Gregerson is the daughter of Rob and Teresa Gregerson and granddaughter of Wilma and Viktor Morrison and Dorothy and…

Ty Scharff, a senior at Marmaton Valley High School, has been awarded an Alumni Legacy License Plate Scholarship to Pittsburg State University.  Scharff has been accepted into the Honors College at PSU where he plans…

Dale E. Saffels, chairman of the Kansas Corporation Commission, said the KCC has been informed by the Interstate Commerce Commission that the application for reconsideration by the Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway for the…

For the fifth year in a row, dancers from a Yates Center-based studio performed to raise money for CASA, the national Court Appointed Special Advocate association. Performers from Brenda’s Dance in Chanute and Reflections of…

Dozens of area Cub Scouts made their way Sunday to Allen Community College for the Iola Cub Scout Troop 55’s annual Pinewood Derby. Twenty wooden race cars were given intricate paint schemes and cut down…

Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz was in Welda Friday for a groundbreaking ceremony for pending improvements on U.S. 169 in Anderson County. Starting in March, crews will begin rebuilding or repairing more than 7 miles…

Michelle is mother Cindy Scovill’s alter ego. When Cindy talks, Michelle is so in tune she can complete her thoughts. “She’s my right-hand girl,” Cindy says, especially in the kitchen. CINDY, 61, seldom has been…

Reach Healthcare Foundation celebrated its open house Wednesday in Overland Park. The conference room features a mahogany and pewter table created by Bison Woodworking of Humboldt and an original painting by Tom Ellis of Iola.…

LOUISBURG — Twelve Marmaton Valley High School Future Business Leaders of America members attended the District 1 Conference in Louisburg Feb. 11.  Allyson Benjamin, campaigning to become District 1 vice president, was unanimously elected to…