COLONY — Roland Weir and his Crest Lancer baseball bunch are happy, but hardly satisfied. The Lancers capped a perfect regular season — the only team in the state at any level to do so…

LA CYGNE — Iola High’s Jesse Taylor and Japheth Rutoh brought home some gold Thursday. Both won individual league championships at the Pioneer League Track Meet, hosted by Prairie View High School. Taylor won the…

Paul Porter of Iola was named the Welcome Back Award statewide winner Wednesday evening at the “To the Stars: Celebrating Kansas Businesses” event hosted by the Kansas Department of Commerce. Porter was recognized for returning…

UNIONTOWN — Marmaton Valley High’s golden girls came through with a league title Thursday. The Wildcat girls track team featured four-time gold medalist Janae Granere and two-time winner Piper Barney en route to winning the…

LA CYGNE — Iola High’s  golf contended with narrow fairways, unforgiving rough and lots of hazards Thursday at the Pioneer League Invitational, hosted by Prairie View High School. Xander Sellman led his team with a…

Luanne Mary Doerr of Burlington passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Sunset Manor in Waverly. She was 84 years old. She was born Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 25, 1937, at rural Plainview, Neb., the daughter…

COLONY — Defensive shortcomings for a short-handed Crest High softball squad led to big troubles Thursday, who dropped 21-3 and 21-0 decisions to visiting Jayhawk-Linn to wrap up the regular season. The Lady Lancers, playing…

EUREKA — Humboldt High’s Drew Wilhite added to his trophy case by winning gold in the 400-meter dash Thursday at the Pioneer League Track Meet. He added a silver in the high jump and bronze…

Advance voting has begun for Humboldt-USD 258 voters on a $17.45 million bond issue that would pay for improvements for each of its three schools. Advance voting can be done at the Allen County Clerk’s…

Construction at the new elementary school is reaching a new phase — a more secure phase. Fencing, gates and other security measures are being installed around the construction site. The building is nearly enclosed and…