Iola High’s Fillies posted the win they were expected to but no more here Thursday in their Southeast Kansas League home opening volleyball matches.Coffeyville Field Kindley High’s Golden Tornado girls are winless in SEK play…

INDEPENDENCE — Iola High’s junior varsity and freshman boys won their races at Thursday’s Independence High Invitational cross country meet.Iola had three girls run in the junior varsity race.The Mustangs claimed five individual medals in…

INDEPENDENCE — Roman Yocham and two freshmen continue to lead Iola High’s Mustangs to team medals on the cross country circuit.The Mustangs collected second-place team medals at Thursday’s Independence High Invitational cross country meet. Labette…

Athletes who excel bring a little “nasty” to the table when they compete. Nasty in a good way. They are just mentally and physically tougher than their opponents. They have the desire and discipline to…

Think your bowl is the hottest? The beefiest? The best? Enter it in the Sidelines Bar-n-Grill Farm City Days Chili Bowl cook-off.Winners — first to third place plus a People’s Choice — will split a…

Ann Snyder liked to design and sew her own clothes and dabbled in crafts throughout the years. It wasn’t until her retirement 10 years ago that she discovered her inner artist after taking watercolor and…

A comment during a recent tour of Iola Fire Department stuck with Lee and Loretta Roberts.In particular, Lee Roberts was intrigued with the pickup and trailer the firefighters use when responding to hazardous material spills.“He…

Ralph and Cathy Norris, Humboldt, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Anna Kaye, to Ryan Michael Ratzlaff, Burrton, son of Laurie and Rodney Jones, Hutchinson, and David and Tammy Ratzlaff, Galva.The bride-elect…

Edwin J. Nord, 90, of Iola and formerly of Humboldt died today, Oct. 8, 2010, at his home.Information about his life and funeral arrangements will be published when provided by Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel…

Russ and Kristal Wilson, Lawrence, announce the birth of a daughter, Leah Rose, born Sept. 29, 2010, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.Paternal grandparents are…