The yawning chasm between the wealthy and the rest of America is the defining issue of our time, President Barack Obama told an applauding crowd at the Osawatomie high school yesterday.Calling it a “make or…

WESTPHALIA — Stretching its season record to 10-1, Crest Middle School’s A-team defeated host Westphalia 31-27  Monday.Hunter Frazell led the way with nine points followed by Kellen Ramsey with seven and Garrett Sipe with six…

MORAN — Being patient on the basketball court pays off. If a team isn’t, well, it may find itself battling into overtime.Marmaton Valley High’s Wildcat boys were patient early Tuesday which afforded them a 24-12…

HUMBOLDT — Little things matter. Just ask Humboldt High’s Cubs and Lady Cubs.The Cubs only had nine turnovers and dished out 18 assists in their 56-26 win over Uniontown High’s Eagles Tuesday night. The Lady…

YATES CENTER — Yates Center High’s girls didn’t prove very gracious hosts Tuesday night. The Wildcats trounced Altoona-Midway High’s Jets 53-20 in the opening round of the annual Wildcat Winter Classic. Yates Center captured its…

HUMBOLDT — A red hot night from three-point range for Crest High’s boy’s basketball team helped earn the Lancers an opening round victory in the Second Annual Emprise Bank Basketball Tournament. The Lady Lancers, however,…

LOUISBURG — Three for three.Iola High’s Mustangs pushed away from Louisburg High’s Wildcats in the final five minutes of Tuesday’s game. The Wildcats used a 7-2 run to get within one, 36-35, of the Mustangs.Back-to-back…

LOUISBURG — Kendra Taiclet just took over in the third quarter when her team, Iola High’s Fillies, fell behind Louisburg High’s Wildcats 17-12.Taiclet scored nine unanswered points to help lead the Fillies to a 38-32…

A printer’s error on envelopes designated for Salvation Army donations will not prevent funds from reaching their proper destination, organizers said.The envelopes were inserted into Saturday’s Register, an annual fundraiser for one of the world’s…

Jeff Stalnaker, a 1986 graduate of Iola High School, will return to Iola Thursday to talk about his new book “The Battle of Mine Creek: The Crushing End of the Missouri Campaign” at 7 p.m.…