GARNETT — For all of Braden Plumlee’s exploits on the track — he won both the 1600 and 3200 meters at Thursday’s Pioneer League meet — it may have been the Iola High junior’s silver…

Don’t always follow your dreams, was advice for those about to graduate in an article on Monday’s editorial page. The point was maturity and circumstances often intervene. Don’t let your babies grow up to be…

The biggest fear for fans of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center is that the school district will pull out of its role of managing the Center. That relationship has guaranteed the Bowlus is a routine…

Doris Shay, born June 24, 1931, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Doris was born in Topeka, the daughter of Mark and Ruth Rankin. Doris devoted her life to her family as a loving wife, mother…

L. Catherine Belcher Yocham went for a walk with the angels into her heavenly home, Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Born in Howell County, Mo., Nov. 4, 1925, to John T. and Willa Rena Belcher, the…

Wayne Richard Brown Sr., 68, Iola, died Thursday, May 12, 2016, at his home. Wayne was born May 7, 1948, in Mason City, Iowa, the son of Theodore Paul and Leona Irene (Fewings) Brown. He…

Marilyn Louise (Slapar) Wade, 82, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016, at the Freeman Heart Institute in Joplin. She had lived in Pittsburg all her adult life until November 2014, when her health declined and…

On May 11, 2016, Virgil Arthur Lair, 88, Piqua and later Chanute, died peacefully with his loving and devoted wife Mary Alice Lair at his side, holding his hand. Virgil was born Sept. 23, 1927,…

Most likely, Allen County will come to the rescue of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. County, city and school leaders met Thursday afternoon at the Bowlus to discuss the increasing challenge to USD 257 to…

Marmaton Valley softball was able to earn a split with St. Paul on Tuesday. St. Paul jumped on the Wildcats early in game one but Marmaton Valley was able to rally for an 8-5 victory.…