PITTSBURG — Marmaton Valley High School students competed against more than 500 students from Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma at the Pittsburg State Math Relays April 4. Individually, Zach Allee took third in 12th-grade trigonometry, Roslyn…

Myra and Gabe Gleason, the dynamic duo who have expanded their talents from traveling troubadours to owners of Fillmore Coffeehouse & Plant Cafe, will entertain for a spring tea and musicale Tuesday at the Iola…

CHANUTE — The Friends of Tri-Valley Foundation is having a Boardwalk BBQ fundraiser Tuesday at Chanute’s Central Park Pavilion. Proceeds from the event will help the Foundation continue its mission to support those with intellectual…

Adapted from an online discussion Dear Carolyn: I am 31 and doing well in a middle management career I enjoy. My college friend has spent the decade post-graduation struggling from job to job with complaints…

Hi, Carolyn: My 20-something son’s fiancee regularly holds whispered conversations with him when others are around: at the dinner table, in the car or while several people are watching TV or a movie. My son…

Anyone can fall victim to a scam and many have. We all need reminders now and then on how to detect and react to questionable inquiries.   There are a few items of concern I’d…

Officers will keep their positions for the next year, Allen County Area Retired School Personnel decided at their monthly meeting Wednesday. President John Sheehan presented a slate of officers. He’ll stay as president. Kathy Clemans…

Arrests reported Payton Shaw was arrested by Iola police officers Saturday in the 300 block of South Washington Avenue for suspicion of domestic battery. Officers arrested Christina Gideon of Iola April 1 for suspicion of…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My aunt died a couple of weeks ago. It was a bit of a surprise to the family. We knew something was up, because she wasn’t as responsive…

Convicted as follows: Veronica M. Hinkle, Iola, failure to carry/exhibit license, no liability insurance, speeding (38/25), $643 Tristan S. Loving Cross, Iola, driving while suspended, no liability insurance, racing on highways, $905, probation ordered Diversion…