Iola High’s Mustangs finished the most successful regular season in their short history of high school wrestling competition. This week the wrestlers have prepared for the 2012 Kansas Class 4A Regional Wrestling Tournament. The regional…

Iola’s Freedom Ministries is the lead organization in Gov. Sam Brownback’s faith-based initiative, Mentoring 4 Success. The program recently reached its initial goal of 500 volunteers, including several in Iola who attended a training session…

Shelly Lynn Nixon, 31, was arrested Wednesday afternoon when Allen County officers learned her two children, a 13-year-old boy and 11-year-old girl, had been left home alone for more than 24 hours in Moran. A…

Tom Williams laid his cards face-up on the table: What is cheaper, one or two ambulance services for Allen County taxpayers? The query came Wednesday during the second meeting of an eight-person committee reviewing ambulance…

  Presidential Republican party nominations haven’t historically hinged on Kansas voters. That might not be the case this time around with a competitive national race and no clear winner in sight. None of the four…

Leah Marie (Steward) Keagle, 78, of Iola went home to the Lord on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Leah was born Oct. 26, 1933, to Charles Dewey and Suzan Rebecca (Page) Steward. She was born at…

MORAN —  “There was a lid on the basket tonight,” said Marmaton Valley High boys’ head coach Denny Lasley following Tuesday night’s 61-52 Wildcat loss at home. “We had our looks inside but we couldn’t…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs dropped a 51-19 decision at home Tuesday to Cherryvale High’s Chargers. The loss puts the Lady Cubs at 2-16 overall and 0-12 in Tri-Valley League play. “We shot 7…

HUMBOLDT — From start to finish, the Cubs of Humboldt High never trailed Tuesday night and beat Cherryvale High’s Chargers 66-41. Humboldt got out to a hot start, shooting well from the outside and playing…

BUFFALO — Uniontown High’s Eagle teams dominated their hosts Tuesday in Three Rivers League action. The Eagle boys rolled to a 56-31 win over Altoona-Midway High’s Jets. That puts them at 8-0 in the league…