As nominee Mitt Romney shakes up his etch-a-sketch and picks a running mate the whole nation will be looking over his shoulder. What image will appear? Male or female? Young or seasoned? Moderate or conservative?…

When Kansas lawmakers return to Topeka next week to wrap up this session’s affairs, they should give some thought to the brain drain which bleeds the Sunflower State of talent following diploma-granting time. Here is…

BURLINGTON — Marmaton Valley High’s Wildcats and Uniontown High’s Eagles competed at the Waverly High Invitational track team held in Burlington Monday. Marmaton Valley’s Zach Louk won the boys’ 1600-meter run in 4 minutes, 43…

Marmaton Valley High’s third baseman Ryan Smith watches as the baseball comes to him from catcher Taylor Lhilliuer to cut down Uniontown High’s Zach Dawson (7) in a steal attempt during a game Monday at…

MORAN — Uniontown High’s Eagles dominated the Three Rivers League softball doubleheader against host Marmaton Valley High’s Wildcats Monday. The Eagles turned an 8-2 lead into a 23-2 win by scoring 15 runs in the…

PARSONS — Iola High’s Fillies faltered in a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader Monday at Parsons. Parsons High’s Lady Vikings defeated the Fillies 15-0 in four innings in the opener. They posted an 8-2 victory in…

Judith Bragg was a mainstay around Allen Community College baseball for three decades. If there was a Red Devil baseball game, she was there. David Proctor came to Allen as a “raw” talent and became…

Jeff Kluever, executive director of Allen County Historical Society, will present “Ghosts of the Civil War” at 7 o’clock tonight at the historical society’s spring meeting. The event will be in the Frederick Funston Meeting…

SAVONBURG — Friends of Cody Wilson are hosting a community benefit for the teenager injured in a March traffic accident. Wilson suffered extensive injuries to both legs in the single-car accident near Savonburg March 13.…

  With a committee of only six, planning the upcoming Farm-City Days has become a daunting challenge. “Our numbers are slowly becoming small enough, and we’re being stretched thin enough that I don’t know what…