Month: February 2012

A pair of suspects arrested for weapons and theft charges are are said to be tied to a string of burglaries that have plagued other communities in southeast Kansas. Iola police officers arrested Eric Knapp…

Gary Hawk has received countless awards and notes of recognition for his artistic abilities. He is a former Kansas artist of the year, and his works have been displayed in the Kansas Governor’s Mansion in…

COLONY — Home-court advantage wasn’t enough for Crest High’s girls and boys Thursday. The Lady Lancers and Lancers lost Three Rivers League games to visiting Jayhawk-Linn High’s Jayhawks. The Jayhawks beat the Lady Lancers 30-11.…

YATES CENTER—Tentative play cost Yates Center High’s Wildcats a win Friday against Neodesha High’s Bluestreaks as they fell on their home court 41-28. The Wildcats and Bluestreaks traded buckets early on but the early edge…

Right now, if you look that word up in a dictionary or “Google” it, you’d find a photo of Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks. Lin has stormed to the top of the sports…

Ducks Unlimited celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. The annual Neosho Valley-Iola Chapter of Ducks Unlimited banquet and auction will feature many DU 75th anniversary items along with plenty of framed prints, decoys and other…

MORAN—Marmaton Valley High’s basketball teams split the homecoming doubleheader against Pleasanton High’s Blu-Jays here Friday night. After the Wildcat girls fell in the early game 51-40, the Wildcat boys salvaged the evening with a 63-32…

UNIONTOWN — Two teams undefeated in Three Rivers League play met here Friday night. Something had to give. Unfortunately for the home crowd, Uniontown High’s Eagle boys had a tough second half against Northeast High’s…

HUMBOLDT—Homecoming victory — check. Humboldt High’s Cubs dominated here Friday night in a one-sided match against Eureka High’s Tornadoes. The Cubs trounced their opponent 58-37. Just seconds after the opening tip, the Cubs snagged the…

HUMBOLDT—Homecoming night didn’t go as planned for the Humboldt High Cubs girls basketball team Friday. A slow start put the home team in a hole it couldn’t get out of and the Cubs lost to…