Rebecca Harvey of Kincaid, a senior at Crest High School, is one of four Fifth District students to be appointed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the Naval Academy. ***** Students living…

COLONY — Students at Crest schools were honored for their perseverance in the classroom Tuesday. The students for the “Never Give Up” awards have demonstrated resilience, perseverance and grit in and out of the classroom,…

Humanity House’s latest fundraiser should be enough to whet the heartiest of appetites. Director Tracy Keagle is organizing a bierock sale through St. Patrick’s Day, with proceeds to go to Humanity House’s utility relief fund.…

Library Littles, a program for toddlers from birth to age 3, and their grownups, is at 10 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17. The program introduces the children to the world…

What is your favorite Winter Olympic event?  Skiing, ice skating, and bobsledding were the answers to the roll call at the Feb. 7 meeting of the Prairie Dell 4-H Club. Song leader Lainey Church led…

Five Iola High students have been chosen, based on their class ranking, to begin a six-week Kansas Honors Symposium, according to Harry Lee Jr., assistant principal. These seniors are Nolen Hodges, Bruce Mentzer, Jay Miller,…

Iola Community Involvement Task Force members spruced up the flower pots around Iola’s downtown square this week, erecting wood flowers made from scratch by Iolan Tom Nevans.

Parked car hit Titus L. Jones was southbound on South Buckeye Street the evening of Feb. 4, when he lost control of the pickup he was driving and struck a parked car owned by Richard…

Howard Reiter gave the Communion Meditation, “Gratitude is Contagious,” taken from Psalm 103, which begins and ends with “Praise the Lord, my soul.” The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in love, Reiter said.…

Humboldt High School students making the honor roll for the first semester of the 2021-2022 school year are: Principal’s Honor Roll – GPA 4.0 All A’s Seniors: Brooklyn Ellis, Landyn Reynolds, Madison Sinclair, Simon Stephens…