MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s basketball teams gave the home crowd little reason to fret Thursday evening.The Wildcats coasted to victory in all four contests against visiting Pleasanton, with the smallest margin of victory…

Iola Middle School’s basketball teams went 3-for-3 on the court Thursday against visiting Roy-ster Middle School of Chanute.None was more impressive than Iola’s eighth-grade squad, which shut out the Rockets over the last two quarters…

An Allen County prisoner, Jacob John Gray, being evaluated at Osawatomie State Hospital after being arrested here for drug violations, escaped from the hospital Thursday.Hospital authorities said Gray walked away from a lunch outing with…

“Thanks for Nothing” is the title of Pastor Daren Baldwin’s sermon for community Thanksgiving services at 6 p.m. Sunday at First Assembly of God, 1020 E. Carpenter St.The service is sponsored each year by the…

Duane’s Flowers will be holding an open house on Black Friday, showcasing their holiday arrangements, with some sweet treats on the side as well.Owner Duane McGraw said he will be providing hot cider and cookies…

Jim Gilpin found a check for $12,800 waiting for him when he came to work. “It was written by a supporter of the new Allen County Hospital who wanted to buy a bed,” he told…

David and Beth Toland are doing their part to breathe new life into downtown Iola.Their latest effort was to provide a large and highly visible venue for Kelly Sigg’s Audacious Boutique, in what for years…

Many people think there is no way they could leave their families and live on the other side of the world. For two Allen Community College students, it is the way.Ivan Taskin and Pavel Kuropatkin…

California’s population is 37.3 million. The U.S. population is almost  314 million. California has more than 10 percent of the country’s population. It gave President Obama its 55 electoral votes and Californians also approved a…

Leola Evaline “Effie”  (Wittsell) Spurgeon Eissler, 90, Kearney, Mo., died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Hixson-Klein Funeral Home, Smithville, Mo. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at…