Missouri’s poor-boy state government has a lesson to teach Kansas lawmakers — just in case enough of them are in the mood to learn.  The headline over the lead editorial in Sunday’s Kansas City Star…

HUMBOLDT — Don’t let age fool you. Trevor Hunt can turn left with the best of them. Hunt, a 13-year-old rookie, captured his first-ever B-Mod feature win Saturday night at Humboldt Speedway. He won his…

HUMBOLDT — Stormy Scott parlayed a perfect preliminary night on Wednesday into a storybook ending Saturday night. Scott captured the checkered flag in the King of America II Modified Nationals at the Humboldt Speedway. He…

ALTAMONT — Weather conditions were unexpected for the Labette County High Invitational, the varsity-junior varsity track meet usually is contested in colder temperatures and wetter conditions. But not in 2012. Iola High’s Mustangs and Fillies…

Iola City Council member Ken Rowe addressed comments from fellow councilman Don Becker that appeared in Saturday’s Register, calling them “outrageous.” Becker levied a number of criticisms of the council in Saturday’s paper, saying the…

Scores of area residents flocked to Riverside Park Friday and Saturday for the annual Iola Area Chamber of Commerce Business EXPO, including above, visitors to the Community National Bank and Iola Insurance Associates booths in…

Keith Kavanaugh uses electric grills for palates, a slab of birch plywood for a canvas and chunks of colored wax for paint. The results are captivating pastoral scenes. In about 30 minutes Sunday afternoon, Kavanaugh…

Carolyn McLean doesn’t know when, or how, to stop. Much to the advantage of Iola. For the last five years McLean and her husband, Val, have purchased run-down homes only to “flip” them into respectable…

Cameron Lee Chambers, 19, Humboldt, died in a traffic accident Saturday evening on U.S. 169 seven miles south of Cherryvale. Chambers was riding in a pickup truck driven by Cris Coronado, 20, Humboldt, which collided…