Prairie Rose 4-H Club of Moran promoted 4-H during National 4-H Week at Marmaton Valley.  Members wore their club shirts on Tuesday, Oct. 3.

District Judge Daniel Creitz, center, speaks to a smattering of residents in Moran about an upcoming vote on proposed renovations and expansion to the Allen County Courthouse. County voters will decide the fate of the…

Marmaton Valley multi-sport athlete Janae Granere didn’t have any down time this summer between the basketball court and the track.  Granere, a senior, competed on a USA basketball team in Barcelona, Spain. The 10-day trip…

It’s almost time for students to head back to the classroom. Area districts are enrolling this week for the fall semester.  Iola schools will enroll from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and from 9…

CHANUTE — Ruth Spangler of Moran was recently honored for her longtime service to Tri-Valley Developmental Services as a Friends of Tri-Valley board member. Spangler represented Allen County on the Foundation board from 1990 to…

Allen County Sheriff’s Department personnel survey the damage of a two vehicle accident at the intersection of U.S. 59 and North Dakota Road north of Moran Thursday. The drivers and passengers in the vehicles escaped…

MORAN — It didn’t take Katie Bigelow long to embark on what she hopes is a long career as a daycare provider. When Bigelow received her diploma from Iola High School in May, she’d already…

An incident over the weekend has left Kirk Dwyer a bit perplexed over why anyone would leave a live venomous snake at his front door. Dwyer, who owns Chancy’s Grill and Shake in Moran, spoke…

Some more names have been added for your consideration when voters head to the polls to decide a litany of city and school board races this year. John Masterson, former longtime Allen Community College president,…

MORAN — A new archway greeting cemetery visitors here will also offer a local history lesson. Moran has two cemeteries — not one — at the south end of town. Now, visitors will see what…