The Southeast Kansas Museum Alliance Passport Project announced that Iolan Summer Salzwedel was the grand prize winner of the SEK MA Passport Project. Salzwedel, and son, Tayten, visited all 34 museums within the SEK Museum…

COLONY — Pastor Chase Riebel gave the sermon “Trust God: Sarah” at Sunday’s Colony Christian Church service. Riebel recounted the story of Abram and Sarai, later renamed by God as Abraham and Sarah, and their…

Due to the inclement weather, we will not be delivering a newspaper Thursday, February 17. We plan to either deliver today’s edition tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 18, or with our Saturday 2/19 paper.  Please call our…

Rebecca Harvey of Kincaid, a senior at Crest High School, is one of four Fifth District students to be appointed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the Naval Academy. ***** Students living…

COLONY — Students at Crest schools were honored for their perseverance in the classroom Tuesday. The students for the “Never Give Up” awards have demonstrated resilience, perseverance and grit in and out of the classroom,…

Humanity House’s latest fundraiser should be enough to whet the heartiest of appetites. Director Tracy Keagle is organizing a bierock sale through St. Patrick’s Day, with proceeds to go to Humanity House’s utility relief fund.…

Library Littles, a program for toddlers from birth to age 3, and their grownups, is at 10 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17. The program introduces the children to the world…

Valentine’s Day is a fun and romantic way to build a meaningful relationship with your spouse or partner. Building and strengthening relationships is also done in necessary and practical ways, such as talking about finances.…

What is your favorite Winter Olympic event?  Skiing, ice skating, and bobsledding were the answers to the roll call at the Feb. 7 meeting of the Prairie Dell 4-H Club. Song leader Lainey Church led…

2022 could prove to be an interesting year for producers in Southeast Kansas. Ultra-high fertilizer prices and herbicide shortages, paired with high commodity prices already have producers scratching their heads on what to plant this…