Allen County Community College’s Red Devils set a high standard for the program a year ago. The Red Devil softball team had the program’s best season, 39-22, since 1989.The Red Devils finished third in the…

“Short time.”It’s a wrestling term meaning not much time left in a period.There’s not much time left for high school winter sports teams in the 2010-2011 seasons.Iola High wrestlers are in postseason as of today.…

Incidental music — the background music associated with a play, television or radio program, film or other types of entertainment, such as video games — will provide the theme for Sunday’s Iola Area Symphony Orchestra.The…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt went to the dogs Wednesday — in a good way.Allen County Animal Rescue Facility, in cooperation with the city, held a canine clinic in Hunter Park, where dogs were given rabies vaccinations…

Brian Pekarek will be USD 257’s new superintendent of schools.Board members, meeting in special session, voted unanimously Wednesday evening to hire Pekarek, who is completing his second year as superintendent of the Clifton-Clyde USD 224…

The appraisals for the property targeted for a new Allen County Hospital were “in the ballpark” of expectations, if not a little higher, Alan Weber, Allen County counselor, said Wednesday afternoon.An acre along the East…

While they had competed against each other only sparingly in the past, Clara Wicoff was up against a familiar challenger as she worked to capture her fourth consecutive county spelling crown Wednesday.It took six words…

Falling behind 10-2, Allen County Community College’s Red Devil women battled back to within four points with six minutes left in the first half.Visiting Labette Community College’s Cardinals were up 22-18 after Queona Walker hit…

Allen County Community College’s Red Devils were a bit inconsistent for the first 30 minutes of Wednesday’s game. That allowed Labette Community College’s Cardinals, who are winless in Jayhawk Eastern Division play, to hang around.Sixteen…

Iola High senior Marcus Sullivan earned the top seed in the 160-pound weight class in this weekend’s Kansas Class 4A Regional Wrestling Tournament.The regional is Friday and Saturday at Chanute High School. Action begins at…