MORAN — Marmaton Valley middle and high school students making the honor roll for the first semester are as follows: Dean’s List Sixth grade: Tyler Borth, Douglas Dix, Chloe Henderson, Kloie Snavely Seventh grade: Daniel…

Iola Middle School has announced its honor rolls for the second quarter. Principal’s Honor Roll (4.0 GPA) Eighth grade Kyndal Bartlett, Autumn Carr, Kashyn Curry, Haidyn Desmarteau, Eliana Higginbotham, Piper Jordan, Tayven Kress, Robert McLaughlin,…

Iola High School’s winter homecoming candidates are Griffin Westervelt, Gavin Jones, Alex Donnelly, Max Andersen, Kale Godfrey, Everett Glaze, Melanie Palmer, Kealie Keeler, Mariah Jelinek, Harper Desmarteau, Baylie Crooks and Hailey Stogsdill. Friday’s homecoming game…

Pastor Chase Riebel’s message at Colony Christian Church Sunday was “The Glory of God” from Ezekiel 1. When Ezekiel saw the Glory of God he couldn’t find words to describe it. All of God’s attributes…

Lucas Stauffer-Rodriguez and Hadley Thompson were the winners of the Ranger in Time baskets. Students who read 10 or more Ranger in Time chapter books were entered into a drawing for a gift basket of…

55 Years Ago January 1970 A new era in junior college education in Allen County began yesterday when students started classes on the new campus. Moving from the Iola High School to the new complex…

This time of year, typically it is pretty slow in the ag industry. The two main activities are livestock care and equipment maintenance. These everyday run-of-the-mill things that seem like just another day in the…

Dear Carolyn: I seem to get annoyed with overly nice people. For example, one co-worker goes out of their way to be nice to everyone, trying to be a best friend to subordinates, but when…

Folklorist Jim Hoy grew up on a stock ranch near Cassoday, lived all his life in the Flint Hills where he developed a fascination with the folklife of ranching. He heard tales of grasshoppers so…

The following first appeared Oct. 13, 2010. Dear Carolyn: Please help me come to terms with the fact that, less than one year after breaking up with me because I wanted to get married and…