HUMBOLDT – Humboldt High’s Cubs made things difficult on and off the basketball court Friday night.They dominated Erie High’s Red Devils in the first quarter to the tune of 24-6. Humboldt posted a 65-47 victory.In…

MORAN – A high energy performance by Marmaton Valley High’s Wildcat boys Friday night helped them secure second place in the Marmaton Valley Preseason Basketball Tournament. The Wildcats beat West Elk High’s Patriots 46-24.“I was…

LOUISBURG – What more could they have done.“They (Chanute) hit quite a shot to send it into overtime. We were in her face and she put up a guarded three-pointer off one foot,” said Becky…

LOUISBURG – Baldwin High’s Chad Berg buried a three-point field goal with 2:15 left in Friday’s championship game. It provided just enough of a gap for the Bulldogs to hand Iola High’s Mustangs their first…

CHANUTE — It wasn’t a coincidence that Mary Alice Lair chose to wear a purple mink shearling coat when she greeted Gov. Sam Brownback at the economic summit held in Iola in mid-November. “I mean…

Benny Ray “Ben” Hardman, 63, of Bronson died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, at his home.He was born Dec. 8, 1947, in Hastings, Neb., to Calvin and Mildred (Adkins) Hardman. He graduated from Las Lomas High…

Virginia Mae Bradford Stone, 94, of Rural Buffalo died Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, at Heritage Health Care Center in Chanute.She was born on Jan. 22, 1917, in rural Earlton, to Walter and Marie (Wiltse) Bradford.…

On Wednesday, Nov. 30, Dorothy Jean (Sanders) Hicks, 88, suffered a massive stroke and died on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center.She was born on Aug. 9, 1923, to Leland…

Frederick M. Hess is director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Linda Darling-Hammond is a professor of education at Stanford. They got together to consider what the federal role in public education…

Playing at home for the final time before Christmas break, Allen County Community College’s Red Devil men made the most of it. They rolled to a 97-84 win over Southwestern College’s junior varsity Tuesday.Terrell Shears…