MORAN — Marmaton Valley USD 256 will receive a $2,500 grant, courtesy of area farmer Jim Armstrong. The donation was made possible through the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program, sponsored by the Bayer Fund. Celebrating…

Five area high school graduates have been named recipients of the Helen Gates White Scholarship. Recipients are Breton Plumlee and Benniam Means, Iola, and Elizabeth Johnson, Kari Shadden and Karlie Stephens, Marmaton Valley. Awarded annually…

MORAN — Teachers at Marmaton Valley USD 256 are in line for a raise next year. Board of Education members ratified Monday the ongoing negotiated agreement with the district’s teachers union for 2019-20. One of…

MANHATTAN — Several area high school FFA members earned their State FFA Degrees at the 91st Kansas FFA Convention, which ran Wednesday through Friday at Kansas State University. The state degree is the highest honor…

BURLINGTON — Marmaton Valley, Crest and Southern Coffey County all made their way to Burlington on Friday for the 1A regional track meet and each school left qualified for state in at least three events…

CHICAGO — Dierks Kegler was unfazed heading into a shoot-off to decide third place at the Elks Hoop Shoot National Final.  Last year, the 10-year-old from Moran took 11th in the 8-9 year-old division and…

The end of last week was chock-full of baseball and softball. Both Humboldt teams took second overall in their two tournaments while Yates Center baseball and softball swept Pleasanton, Marmaton Valley softball split at Chetopa…

Marmaton Valley softball split at Oswego on Monday.  The Wildcats narrowly lost game one 8-7 before a 24-8 blowout in game two.  Marmaton Valley moves to 6-4 after the split.  The Wildcats scored a run…

TOPEKA — Seven members of the Marmaton Valley Future Business Leaders of America attended the State FBLA Conference April 2-3 at Topeka’s Expo Center. Junior Ty Scharff’s 10th-place finish in personal finance qualified him to…

MORAN — Yates Center baseball went to Marmaton Valley and came away with two blowout wins over their Three Rivers League-foe.  Yates Center won game one 17-0 in five innings and game two 20-0 in…