Iola Middle School’s seventh-graders are staying busy as the 2024 volleyball season nears its end. On Saturday, the Mustangs hosted a tournament with teams from Humboldt,  Independence, Marmaton Valley and Royster middle schools. Iola went…

NEW YORK (AP) — The baseball season is going extra innings. While the American League playoff picture cleared up Sunday, the National League remained muddled heading into what was supposed to be an off day…

A large crowd turned out for Saturday’s annual Kincaid Free Fair.

Marmaton Valley High School seniors Piper Barney and Brayden Lawson were crowned 2024 Fall Homecoming Queen and King prior to Friday’s football game against Reno County Homeschool. Accompanying the honorees were flower girl Oaklynn Wilkerson…

Our fall calving season has just wrapped up with another successful year that has now brought views of lively baby calves dotting our pasture. Since our calving season usually falls within the same time as…

One way to get a sense of a community is to drive or walk around, observing and taking note of the different characteristics and opportunities that the community may have to offer. Community Assessments are…

CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — More than 90,000 residents east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday a day after a chemical plant fire sent a massive plume of dark smoke high into…

SALINA — A 16-year-old high school student was arrested Saturday night after a threat to shoot up a school’s homecoming dance was made, officials said. The Salina Police Department learned of the shooting threat through…

Pastor Chase Riebel’s sermon Sunday, “Don’t be deceived,” was from Joshua chapter 9. Joshua allowed the enemy Gibeonites to deceive him, so instead of destroying them as God commanded, he allowed them to be servants.…

Terry D. Coover, age 79, of Garnett, passed away on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, at Richmond Healthcare in Richmond, Kansas. He was born on Jan. 24, 1945, to Forrest and Lorene (Johnson) Coover in Winfield,…