MORAN — “It was like there was a lid on the basket,” said Kent Houk, Marmaton Valley High girls’ head basketball coach.The Wildcats were outscored 22-6 in the first quarter of Tuesday’s home Three Rivers…

MORAN — With unselfish play all around and a dominating performance by senior forward Kurtis LaRue, Marmaton Valley High turned a nip-and-tuck affair into a laugher Tuesday.The Wildcats struggled briefly with visiting Altoona-Midway High’s zone…

UNIONTOWN — Uniontown High’s Eagle girls and boys swept a Three Rivers League doubleheader at home Tuesday. Uniontown dispatched the visiting Chetopa High Hornet teams.Uniontown’s girls took full advantage of their size disparity against Chetopa.…

YATES CENTER — Offensive struggles plagued Yates Center High’s girls from start to finish Tuesday.The Wildcats mustered only four points in the first quarter and 12 in the first half of a 39-26 loss to…

INDEPENDENCE — Digging out of a 16-point third-quarter hole, Iola High’s Mustangs battled back to lead by five points, 55-50, with 1:02 left in regulation Tuesday. It looked promising.The Mustangs couldn’t hold on to the…

INDEPENDENCE — Iola High’s Fillies thawed out their offense late Tuesday night and put themselves in a position to  win a game they were out of early. Unfortunately, the Fillies fell short 40-33.The Fillies scored…

MORAN — An early morning fire that destroyed the home of Dale and Jenny Louk left them and their three children with little more than the clothes on their back Tuesday.The Louks and children Zachary,…

“You can’t have a successful hospital without successful doctors, or successful doctors without a successful hospital,” Mark Tozzio told a clutch of Allen Countians Tuesday morning.Tozzio’s was the concluding comment on behalf of Woodrum, Inc.,…

Put your thinking caps on Thursday night. But make sure they’re loose, to allow for some expansive thinking. Thursday is the first meeting of the Vision Iola movement to discuss Iola’s community identity.What first impression…

Officers from 13 law enforcement agencies, including the Allen County Sheriff and Iola Police departments, assisted in a massive drug bust Tuesday, resulting in multiple arrests.Officers involved in the multi-jurisdictional operation served 10 search warrants…