LA CYGNE—The Santa Fe Trail Lady Chargers qualified for the Class 4A Division II State Volleyball Tournament in Salina after winning the sub-state tournament Saturday at Prairie View High School.

The Lady Chargers defeated fourth seeded Osawatomie 25-5, 25-7 in the first round before dispatching Eudora 25-20, 25-15 in the finals.

OSAGE CITY—Post offices throughout Osage County will change their pick-up times beginning Oct. 26, according to Brian Sperry, regional spokesman, U.S. Postal Service. The change is designed to address people’s mailing habits and make up for billions of dollars in lost revenue. First class mail volume has declined 28 percent in the last six years, Sperry said.

“USPS doesn’t have the mail volumes to justify the size and capacity of our current network,” Sperry said.

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LYNDON—The Lyndon Fall Festival moved into the forefront of city event last weekend, drawing big numbers to a variety of events in the downtown area Saturday.

“We had between two and three thousand people here,” said Lyndon City Administrator Kim Newman. “We pulled off a lot for a small budget.”

The event kicked off with a pancake feed that nearly sold out of food, and picked up in the afternoon with games, activities and vendors. An overwhelmingly popular Coins in the Corn game allowed people to hunt for number chips linked to prizes, including gift cards and Kindles.

HARTFORD—The Burlingame Bearcats opened Friday night’s game with a solid 12-0 lead before lightning ended the night with three minutes remaining in the second quarter.

Game play resumed three days later on Monday evening, but the Bearcats failed to pick up where they left off, losing 42-38.

“We had the ball in the red zone, threatening to score,” said Burlingame coach Doug Bingham. “Unfortunately, we came out extremely flat and not ready to play.”