Practice, practice, practice. Band students have been told this time and time again. Presidio Brass, a professional brass quintet from San Diego, drilled this lesson during a clinic with area high school band students.Marmaton Valley,…

Cynthia Anne “Cindy” Neal, 65, Iola, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Windsor Place in Iola.Survivors include her husband, Dan Neal; son Jeremy Neal, Iola; daughter, Shannon Carey, Oklahoma City; brother, Rusty Maxwell, Overton, Texas;…

Glenna “Kaye” (Gifford) Tatman, 59, passed away peacefully at her home in Iola on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014.Kaye was born Jan. 26, 1954, in Wichita, the daughter of Glenn F. and Lolita “Dell” (Pierce) Gifford.…

It first dawned on Sam Polk he might not deserve a $3.6 million bonus as a hedge fund trader when he realized he did not produce a product or provide a service.“I didn’t really do…

After two years of planning, applying and waiting, Humboldt’s town square bandstand is now on the National Register of Historical Places.The Downtown Action Team was notified this week of the Jan. 8 listing. Larry Tucker,…

Just about every aspect of Jennifer Loeb’s life has led her into the ministry.Even as a sales clerk at Macy’s, Loeb found herself counseling customers and coworkers. Her position in the plus-size department found her…

BURLINGTON — The Allen County Wrestling Club had its best performance of the season — perhaps one of the best in the history of the organization — by picking up 22 top-four finishes at the…

EL DORADO — Not much went right for Allen Community College’s women Wednesday as they traveled to ninth-ranked Butler County Wednesday.The host Grizzlies started strong and finished stronger in a 103-28 romp.The loss drops Allen…

LIBERAL, Mo. — In what head coach Travis Hermreck described as a character-building night, Crest High’s boys bounced back from a disappointing loss one night earlier in fine fashion.The Lancers downed Golden City, 62-52, in…

EL DORADO — Allen Community College dropped its second straight game Wednesday, falling two points shy in a 67-65 loss to Butler County.But the Red Devil men’s score was secondary to head coach Andy Shaw’s primary…