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Crest High School will celebrate its fall homecoming at the end of Friday’s football game against Marais des Cygnes Valley High School. 

MORAN —  Friday night is Alumni Night at Marmaton Valley High School, with former students invited to partake in festivities surrounding a home football game against Lebo. The Marmaton Valley Pep Club will do face-painting…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My husband bought a treadmill last summer and used it daily. He lost 50 pounds and looks great. In January, he bought a new car without talking to…

Iola Public Library’s annual used book sale, a fundraiser organized by the Friends of the Library, starts Thursday and runs through Saturday.  In addition to donated books of all kinds, bargain hunters can also expect…

Arrests reported An incident Friday afternoon in the 300 block of South Vermont Street led to the arrest of Iolan Jason Sinclair, 33, Iola, for suspicion of aggravated burglary, interfering with law enforcement, battery on…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I tend to yell when I argue. I’ve promised my partner I’ll tone it down, but I’ve failed to keep that promise 100 percent of the time. He…

DEAR DR. ROACH: Are the current strains of COVID and monkeypox similar to the AIDS virus? I’m confused about the manner of spreading it and where these strains came from. — Z.B. ANSWER: SARS-CoV-2 (the…

Wings of Warriors handed out 25 gift cards between Aug. 11 and Sept. 26, members were told at their September meeting. The cards helped 17 cancer patients defray expenses related to their treatment, including several…

The Allen County Relay For Life organizing committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Iola’s First Christian Church. The meeting is open to anyone interested in learning more about, or participating in, this year’s…

Bruce Moses, first-year president of Allen Community College, offered the program at Wednesday’s Allen County Area Retired School Personnel meeting. Moses spoke about his background, and updated the group on ongoing activities at the college.…