Register/Jocelyn SheetsIola High’s Chris Heffern (10) and Charles Apt (32) go after a rebound in a home game against Fort Scott earlier this season. On Friday at Fort Scott, the Tigers downed the visiting Mustangs…

FORT SCOTT —  Offensively, Iola High’s Fillies had seemed to be putting things together of late. But Friday night, they only had one of four quarters where they scored in double figures.Fort Scott High’s Tigers…

CHANUTE — Iola High’s Chris Lynn pull off an upset in the quarterfinal round of Kansas Class 4A Regional Wrestling action Friday. Lynn pinned the fourth-ranked Damone Hatch of Independence.Iola High’s Mustangs have eight of…

The public was given its first look at Allen County’s new dispatch center Friday.Dozens of visitors toured the Allen County Critical Response Center at 401 N. State St., which replaced the old 911 dispatch center…

Capt. Sean Linn prepares every day for deployment of the 891st Engineer Battalion.Linn, a Guardsman since April 1987, is the battalion’s administrative officer and commander of its headquarters company, based in Iola.“We’re constantly preparing for…

Closure of armories in five southeast Kansas towns, part of statewide cost-cutting measures, will boost the Kansas National Guard’s presence in Iola. The Iola armory is home to headquarters and maintenance companies of the 891st…

Larry Lynn Hess, 68, of Nebraska City, Neb., died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Nebraska City.He was born Oct. 26, 1941, in Burlington, the son of Marion Lawrence and Marian June…

“None of these changes are conducive to learning,” Dr. Craig Neuenswander, superintendent of schools, admitted at Wednesday night’s USD 257 school board meeting.But if what best helps students learn is kept as their goal, board…

CHANUTE — Allen County Community College’s men dropped to fifth in the Jayhawk Eastern Division with an 88-75 loss Wednesday at Neosho County Community College.The Red Devils are 9-6 in conference play and 14-12 overall.…

When a school is hosting a regional tournament, it’s nice to be one of the top seeds.In their first foray into Kansas Class 1A Regional basketball action, Yates Center High’s Wildcat teams are seeded in…