It’s confirmed. Iola High’s Mustangs will have an opportunity to claim a share of the 2012 Southeast Kansas League baseball title. Columbus High’s Titans, who swept a doubleheader with Coffeyville Tuesday, agreed to make up…

Experiencing his last day of high school, Clint Heffern could sense the bittersweetness of moving on. “I never thought this day would come,” he said Wednesday afternoon.  Between school and baseball, Heffern has been so…

Christian Kauth has his sights trained on becoming an optometrist. A job-shadowing experience at Iola Vision Source exposed the Iola High senior to to the wide-ranging field of optometry. “There’s a lot you can do,”…

Three speakers, best they could, avoided cliches during baccalaureate services for Iola High’s seniors at First Christian Church Wednesday evening. The Rev. Dave McGullion, speaking in his church, told the seniors graduation was “the end…

As Iola City Council members discuss the makeup of their governing body, another option is being added to the mix. Councilman Scott Stewart said Wednesday he will suggest the council consider downsizing to a five-member…

Unemployment stays stuck near 8 percent. Still, employers say they can’t find the trained workers they need. They want immigration bars let down so they can recruit from overseas.  The overhang of unsold houses with…

About a hundred Allen County residents gathered at the new hospital site Monday afternoon to celebrate the beginning of its construction. It was an impressive ceremony, complete with celebratory music, glowing remarks, patriotic songs and…

HUMBOLDT —  Side-by-side racing is always thrilling for fans. Scott Stuart and Ethan Lamons battled it out in the factory stock feature race Friday at Humboldt Speedway.  With just about two laps gone in the…

History was made Monday night at Caney. Never had a Humboldt High baseball team gone undefeated. Never had a Humboldt High softball team gone undefeated. They have now. With doubleheader sweeps on the baseball and…

FORT SCOTT — Iola High’s Mustangs did all they could Tuesday. They swept Fort Scott High’s Tigers in a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader. There is still an outside chance the Mustangs could end up with…