MOUND CITY — Marmaton Valley High’s Wildcats took fifth in a rain-shortened Uniontown High Invitational golf tournament Thursday.The teams played just nine-holes at Sugar Valley Golf Course because of wet weather.Caney Valley won the team…

Rain before and during Thursday’s Crest High Invitational track meet did not deter area high school athletes from strong performances. The meet was held at Iola’s Riverside Park.Zach Louk, Marmaton Valley High, was a double…

The butterflies are free at McKinley Elementary School.Thirty-five butterflies raised by Terri Carlin’s third-graders were released Thursday at Don Hillbrant’s home, 302 S. Colborn St. The “painted ladies” were freed from their containers to flutter…

Humboldt family carries on after tragedy“In three words, I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.”— Robert Frost   HUMBOLDT — Funny thing about life.“It changes, whether you’re ready for it…

Sundra (Riebel) Meitler, 54 of Sylvan Grove, died Sunday, April 24, 2011. She was born Oct. 26, 1956, in Oroville, Calif., to Edward and Eleanor Riebel. She grew up in Iola and graduated from Iola…

Ricky Lee McVey, 55, of Iola died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center St. Francis Campus in Wichita.He was born July 23, 1955, in Iola, to Dale Eugene and Glennis Lea…

Rick and Chris Mason, Chanute, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Cassie, to Blake Mueller, son of Curt and Alisha Mueller, Humboldt.The bride-elect graduated from Mary Grimes School of Nursing in 2010…

Tom Friedman, who introduced globalism to the popular mind with his book, “The World is Flat,” first came on the intellectual scene with penetrating analysis of the struggle between Israel and the Arab nations. He…

CHERRYVALE  — Yates Center High’s girls scored points in 10 events as they worked their way to a third-place finish at Thursday’s Cherryvale High Invitational track meet.The Wildcat boys placed in six of the seven…

UNIONTOWN — A nine-run seventh inning propelled Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs to a 16-1 victory over host Uniontown High’s Eagles Thursday.The Eagles bounced back to take an 8-7 win off the Lady Cubs.Melissa Davidson scattered…