MAPLETON — Mapleton will celebrate “Hometown Proud” with its 2023 homecoming celebration this weekend. A street dance from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday around the city park kicks off the celebration. Sunday begins bright and…

There’s a world of devices and special media for blind and print-disabled individuals, said Cynthia Chalker, special needs consultant for the Southeast Kansas Library System based in Iola.  Chalker will introduce these and other aids…

“We love events like these,” said principal Andy Gottlob. “Days like today help kids start the day on the right foot, and we want community members in our schools.” Breakfast with Grandparents, spread over three…

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column on PSA testing and have a simple question. You mentioned that a PSA test could do more harm than benefit in men over 75, but since it…

Dear Carolyn: My in-laws have informed us of the monikers they would like our new daughter to use for them, and they are ridiculous. I can make peace with the one my father-in-law wants —…

Dr. Elena Samarsky is presenting a one-woman exhibit at the Chanute Art Gallery, the third time the gallery has showcased her talent.   In 2021, she joined Tim Tarkelly, local writer and poet, pairing her…

MANHATTAN — A group of area 4-H’ers hit the sweepstakes jackpot once again with their livestock judging skills. Members of the Southwind Extension District, from Allen, Bourbon, Neosho and Woodson counties, took home the reserve…

Andy Dunlap treated his fellow Kiwanians to a visual retrospective of his years collecting and showing Hudson vehicles at Tuesday’s meeting. Hudsons were manufactured from 1909 until merging with Nash in 1954 to become part…

60 Years Ago Celebrating the 62nd anniversary this week of the opening of Globe Clothing Store in Iola, Louis Schlanger, who founded the store in 1901, at the age of 19, well remembers the gas…

MAPLE PLAIN, Minn. — Summer is filled with mysteries. Case in point: Why can some people consistently pick the most flavorful, crisp watermelon for every picnic or potluck, while I invariably choose clunkers — mealy…