MORAN — The 129th annual Moran-Marmaton Valley Alumni Association banquet and reunion was held on Saturday, May 23, in the MVHS Commons.  Vice President Chris Elmenhorst, Class of 1978, welcomed the 85 alumni and guests.…

MORAN — Just one day removed from the end of the 2025-2026 athletic year, Marmaton Valley High School sophomore Thomas Allee is already looking forward to 2027.  Allee has the right to be excited. The…

Southern Coffey County High School’s Honor Flight program, which takes local veterans on trips to Washington, D.C., received a boost with a $5,000 check from the Jones Hardy American Post No. 385 of Moran. The…

Dog owners in Moran and LaHarpe will have opportunities to have their animals vaccinated in the coming days. In Moran, a dog clinic runs from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the back room at…

MORAN — In the “breadbasket of America,” the grocery store shelves in Moran will now sit bare. With the closing of Marmaton Market, the town’s only grocery store, residents are left without a place to…

Myrlanne Smith of Moran came into the newspaper office earlier this week to cancel a subscription she had provided for a grandson. “They won’t let him have it any more,” she said, referring to the…

MORAN — The future of Marmaton Market is uncertain as mounting debt and weak sales threaten to shutter Moran’s only grocery store. At a public meeting Wednesday evening, board members and residents gathered to weigh…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment rescinded a boil water advisory for Moran’s public water supply system. The advisory was issued Thursday because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system…

Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran is hailing the passage of a budget bill that makes drastic cuts to Medicaid after he made changes that he said will protect Kansas hospitals from the effect of the…

On May 1, Prairie Rose 4-H club members spoke to Moran Ruritan. Kason Botts, Sophia Heim, and Douglas Dix each spoke about the history of 4-H and what 4-H is. Other members present were Harper…