Marmaton Valley Elementary School’s Cynthia Johnson takes the temperature of third-grader Bentley James Parker on the first day of school today. Schools are implementing several precautionary measures to protect against the coronavirus, including temperature checks,…

The sky between Moran and Elsmore is open and dreamily quiet. There, late summer corn sways subtly upon warm wind and you can sense your heartbeat slowing to match its rhythm. But in the 1870s…

MORAN — Electric customers will pay less for their power, eventually. Moran City Council members discussed at length Monday a new rate study prepared by the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency that predicts power supply costs…

MORAN — Moran residents may not be saving as much as they’d hoped with their electric bills this year. Moran City Council members were told Monday about some higher than expected electric transmission costs that…

Yard signs honoring Marmaton Valley High School’s Class of 2020 have been placed at homes and along U.S. 59 in downtown Moran recently. The seniors saw their final year of school cut short because of…

After successful fundraising efforts for food pantries in Humboldt and Iola, a new effort is aimed at helping provide food for the rest of Allen County and its domestic violence shelter. Allen County GROW is…

MORAN — Moran City Council members put off for a month a question on what to do with past-due utility bills. Council members — meeting for the first time in two months because of the…

MORAN — Even in turbulent times, Marilyn Logan finds a reason to smile. “If I come in to work and it smells like bleach, then I’m happy,” she laughed. Logan manages Marmaton Market, Moran’s only…

MORAN — The Moran City Council meeting planned for Monday has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Several governing bodies have altered their meeting formats because of the health scare. Iola City Council…

The Iola Public Library has closed its doors until further notice because of the growing COVID-19 pandemic. Materials may continue to be returned to the book drop in the alley north of the library. Staff…