Month: September 2013

Jennifer Foster grew up in a family that hunted, but the thought of rising early to trudge afield never held much fascination. That is until she went hunting with her husband, Drew.“I was hooked,” Foster…

MORAN — Dan Uhlrich isn’t the only new head football coach for Marmaton Valley High School.At a special USD 256 Board of Education meeting Wednesday, the district further clarified the duties for Uhlrich, Kyle McAloon…

Iola High’s Mustangs will face a suddenly dangerous and confident bunch when Osawatomie comes to town Friday.The young Trojan squad defeated Neodesha, 47-36, in their opener last week to snap a 17-game losing streak, and…

Home wasn’t exactly sweet for Allen Community College’s volleyball team Wednesday evening.Visiting Highland Community College took full advantage of just enough ACC mistakes, sweeping past the Red Devils in straight sets, 25-18, 25-17, 25-19.The loss…

If it floats, and you can fit in it, Max Lewis would like to see it.Lewis is the chief organizer of the inaugural Hillbilly Raft Race Saturday afternoon at Elks Lake.The race is open to…

KINCAID — The Kincaid Fair depends on Toby Amusements, Arma, to always provide an upscale carnival.So when a scheduling conflict arose, Kincaid changed the date of its weekend affair from the traditional first weekend of…

By encouraging students to pay tuition in a timely manner, Allen Community College administrators believe they will be doing students a favor in the long run.Students who have not paid their tuitions in full by…

“Annie,” the Depression Era story about an orphan who won’t give up on believing tomorrow will bring a better day, is starring at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.Iola Community Theatre’s version will unfold at 7:30…

Tuesday was a day of remembrance across southeast Kansas. It was 12 years ago that two airliners crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing thousands, while another…

Dust kicked up by vehicles is so thick on Delaware Road east of Humboldt that Sharon Scarrow fears it may cause an accident.The dust adds insult to injury. Sharon and her husband, Virgil, purposely bought…