TOPEKA — Atchison County Commissioner Casey Quinn said several unsuccessful applications were submitted for a piece of cost-share funding from the Kansas Department of Transportation to make safety improvements to well-traveled Ottawa Road.On Tuesday, the…

Crest school honored its Leadership Character Champs on Friday, Nov. 17. Being recognized were front row, from left, Lennie Boone, Lawson Holloway, Maysyn Bain, Emmett Beebe, Bud Sanchez, Kreed Miller and Aidynn Edgerton; back row,…

WICHITA — Talk about your good first impressions. Iola’s Gabe and Myra Gleason, owners of Fillmore Coffeehouse and Plant Cafe, were recognized earlier this month by the Kansas Department of Commerce with a Merit Award…

Allison Heim, a 2020 Marmaton Valley High School graduate and a member of the Connected Cats of Kansas State University, stopped by last Thursday to give the Spirit of K-State award to MVHS agriculture teacher…

Ryan Diehl, son of Shirley and the late Richard Diehl of Iola, was recently awarded the 2022 National Collegiate Honors Council Ron Brandolini Award for Excellence. The award recognizes a two-year college honors director or…

The Square B 4-H Club met Monday at the Southwind Extension Office in Iola. Vice President Katelyn Hicks called the meeting to order. Flag salute and 4-H pledge were led by Henry Kramer and Jett…

When Phil Jarred was young, his father, the late Dorrall Jarred, often offered a bit of advice: don’t ever farm ground without a terrace. The lesson stuck, and proved true once again after Jarred bought…

It may be the crummiest Vince DeGrado has ever felt about receiving a coaching award. The Allen Community College cross country and track coach was tapped as the Region VI Coach of the Year at…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man awarded more than $1.5 million on Monday after spending 23 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit plans to continue his fight against those…

Allen County Commissioner Bill King displays a second-play award the county received from Kansas Workers Risk Cooperative for Counties (K-WORC) for “Exceptional Loss Ratio,” based on projected money saved by meeting specific safety metrics.