Lane shares history Bob Lane is a regular visitor in Bill Shirley’s American History class at Allen County Community College.Thursday marked his annual visit to reminisce about life in pre-1950s Iola and the U.S. Army,…

Deborah N. Ballard, 51, of rural Madison, who has family living in the Iola area, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia. She was born Jan. 17, 1959, in Emporia, the…

Thomas Beverly Wood, 90, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at Allen County Hospital in Iola. He was born Oct. 23, 1919, the son of Lawrence Vivian (L.V.) and Gladys (Hartman) Wood, the fourth of seven…

The state’s revenue rose about $14 million in March over anticipated collections — and across the nation retail sales continue to show gains over last year. Unemployment has stopped growing. Employers are back in the…

Three KU starters, Sherron Collins, Cole Aldrich and, as of Tuesday, Xavier Henry, are off to the NBA, leaving coach Bill Self with a king-sized recruiting challenge. The nation’s best university basketball and football teams…

Iola Middle School’s Ponies hosted its golf tournament Wednesday at Cedarbrook Golf Course. But a rain storm moved in and washed out play. It is tentatively rescheduled for May 3. The IMS golf team opened…

Allen County Community College’s Red Devil softball team blasted away on a windy Wednesday afternoon. The Red Devils hit five home runs in a doubleheader, taking both games by eight-run margins. Allen County decked visiting…

PLEASANTON — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s track teams opened their season Monday at Pleasanton. The MVHS eighth-grade boys finished second overall with 71 points.The seventh-grade boys were tied for third with Jayhawk-Linn with 41 points.…

RICHMOND — Iola Middle School’s track teams competed in Tuesday’s Central Heights Middle School Invitational. The Ponies took second place in three of the four divisions. Wellsville won the two seventh-grade divisions with Iola teams…

ARKANSAS CITY — Bryce Williams cranked out a three-run home run and Curtis Bunch followed with a solo blast to put Allen County Community College up 4-1 in the second inning of Tuesday’s second game.…