Allen Community College students will take a seat in the director’s chair next week for the Student Directed One Acts. Five students have selected plays, student actors and scenes for their sets.Debra Francis, a student…

LEBO — The road was unkind to Crest Tuesday.The Lancer girls fell, 52-34, while the boys dropped a 63-32 decision to host Lebo High.Lebo took a 16-5 lead over the Lady Lancers after one quarter.…

MORAN — For three quarters of a hard-fought game against the Chetopa Hornets, all it took was one for the Lady Wildcats to fall short Tuesday night.The Wildcats lost the contest 49-36, after holding close…

MORAN — Troubles started early for the Wildcats, and really never seemed to let up, in a loss to the Chetopa Hornets, 63-35.The Wildcats fell back early against their visiting opponent Tuesday evening, as the…

BURLINGTON — Humboldt High’s Cubs picked up one of their biggest wins of the season, taking the lead early and holding it throughout in a 60-49 win over host Burlington.“Burlington’s solid,” Humboldt head coach David…

Allen Community College’s softball team couldn’t avoid the big inning Tuesday, and it translated into big trouble on the scoreboard.The Red Devils took the early lead in both games of their double header against visiting…

Prairie View High senior Brittney Diehm had a painful few minutes late against Iola High’s Fillies Tuesday.She landed squarely on her knee while fielding an inbound pass, limped on defense briefly, then collided violently with…

It didn’t take Bill Peeper long Tuesday to pinpoint how Iola was able to snap a three-game losing streak.“Our defensive intensity and effort was at a higher level than it had been,” he said. “It…

Since Jan. 1, insurance companies cannot deny coverage or charge higher premiums for pre-existing conditions, including diabetes, cancer and heart disease.The one exception is tobacco use.Insurance companies are permitted to impose a surcharge on consumers…

Too bad Common Core wasn’t around when Willie Dove, a Republican representative from Bonner Springs, was a schoolboy. It might have improved his reading and comprehension skills.Dove wants to nullify Common Core reading and math…