Andra Bailey Breanna Shaw Opposing coaches fretted over how they were going to defend Andra Bailey and Breanna Shaw. They were the leading scorers for Allen County Community College’s men and women during the 2009-2010…

Joel Tidd’s legs carried him to many medal-winning performances as an Iola High School cross country and track performer. This summer he will develop sea legs.In his second semester at the U.S. Naval Academy in…

Farming now requires more than a strong back Not so long ago farming was a simple exercise: Plow the seedbed and disc it smooth; plant the seed; cultivate to suppress weeds; harvest the crop; start…

For those who need help with their most recent heating bill, time is running out.Applicants have until March 31 to apply for funds through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. The funds are distributed…

Rosie’s Cabin in Uniontown was the 4 p.m. Sept. 12, 2009, setting for the wedding of Asia Chester and Brett Foster, Pittsburg. The Rev. Connie Smith, Fort Scott, performed the ceremony.The bride is the daughter…

LeRoy “Punk” Mayfield, 62, of Fort Scott, father of former Iolans Rocky Beltz and her husband, James, Pleasanton, died early Thursday, March 18, 2010, at Freeman Health System in Joplin, Mo., following a brief heart…

She crosses the road barely awake, somewhat disoriented and blindly unaware of oncoming traffic. This is the story of a female turtle, possibly holding eggs in her womb that she has carried for years until…

Why is the rail trail so important to finish at this time, when the economy is at its lowest? Will the city lose the ability to retain the trail?Why not use the $100,000 that the…

Iola sixth-grader Clara Wicoff surpassed her peers, competed at the Sunflower Bee at Barton County this year and went even further last year. I believe her hard work should be recognized and lauded. Instead, for…

Is lost productivity worth better morale?Ask us April 6.But for now, the TV is on in the newsroom while hands pause above keyboards to see three-pointers downed and underdogs come out ahead in this March…