MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s volleyball teams started the 2024 season on a tough note Thursday.  The Wildcat A and B teams lost third-set tie-breakers against visiting Jayhawk-Linn, while the C team lost its…

MORAN — A slow start made all the difference Thursday for Marmaton Valley Junior High’s football team. The Wildcats trailed at halftime to visiting Jayhawk-Linn, 16-0. The second half was evenly fought, but the Wildcats…

Grieving families gathered at Arlington National Cemetery last week to commemorate the third anniversary of a terrorist attack in Afghanistan that took the lives of 13 brave American troops. What was supposed to be a…

Here’s my advice: Don’t fall and fracture your pelvis, OK? If you ignore this ancient wisdom, though, as I did recently, you may get the chance to see the sun come up every morning from…

It is my hope to put to rest the mistaken belief that Great Lakes water, now, or at any point in the future, will be used to solve the water woes of the western United…

The Bowlus Fine Arts Center is on the search for a new executive director. Daniel Kays announced this week he is leaving at the end of the month for a position in Topeka. Jennifer Taylor,…

Talk about stretching your dollars. A recent gift to the Humanity House Foundation came with the promise it would match other donations up to $25,000. That happened — and more. The fundraising effort garnered a…

WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The teen charged with opening fire at a Georgia high school was interviewed by police more than a year ago as they looked into online posts threatening a school shooting, but…

It was a case of home sweet home for Allen Community College Wednesday. The Red Devil volleyball team wasted little time in taking control of its home-opener against Fort Scott, steamrolling the Greyhounds in straight…

NEOSHO, Mo. — A dominating second half propelled Allen Community College’s women’s soccer team to victory Sunday. The Red Devils exploded for four goals over a 28-minute span to extend a 1-0 halftime lead to…