Playing four tournaments in five days, Iola High’s Mustangs will know where they stand as they prepare for the 2012 Kansas Class 4A Regional Golf Tournament a week from today. The Mustangs competed in Coffeyville’s…

CHANUTE — Freshman Emery Driskel tied Iola High’s 300-meter intermediate hurdle record in her heat of the event at Friday’s Chanute High Invitational. Then came the next heat with IHS senior Kendra Taiclet. Taiclet broke…

Learning, says Brad Bazo, is like riding a bicycle. “You learn by paying attention in class, and once you learn you don’t forget,” said Bazo, one of eight Iola High students who have maintained 4.0…

There’s a story Briann Burris’ mother likes to tell that demonstrates her daughter’s tenacity. Mark and Deanne Burris were at Iola High, along with Briann, then a sixth-grader, for an event prior to son and…

CARLYLE — Pat Sigg gave hints to her serene nature on Saturday when she opened her gardens for a labyrinth walk.  “The labyrinth is a lot like life, with all its twists and turns,” Sigg…

Pamela K. Fewins, 62, Humboldt, passed away from a ruptured aneurism on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at…

Arrowood Lane Residential Care Community, Humboldt, was the setting for the April 21, 2012, wedding of Richard Carver and Jennifer Geiler, Humboldt. The Rev. Jeff Cokely officiated.  The bride is a certified medical assistant at…

Amanda Mentzer, Neosho Falls, and Neal Godsey, Manhattan, announce their engagement and pending marriage on June 2. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Craig and Denise Mentzer, Neosho Falls. She graduated from Kansas State University…

Bill and Jane Rolf, Le Roy, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception March 3 at Port Isabel, Texas. The event was hosted by their traveling friends, Jim and Betty Lutz, Westphalia. Friends met…

Dear Editor, I read with interest, the article about the apology to Bill Farmer from the City of Iola.  I, as a citizen of Iola would like to state that I don’t think Mr. Farmer…