BURLINGTON  — Iola High’s struggles early on Tuesday accounted to a simple, painful fact, head coach Bill Peeper said.“We sat back and let things happen to us,” he said, “instead of going out and making…

COLONY — A buzzer-beating putback by Crest Middle School’s Cameron Strickler gave the Lady Lancer B team a thrilling 17-16 win over visiting Marmaton Valley Junior High.Strickler had missed a free throw, but weaved her…

Allen Community College men’s basketball upped the tempo in the second half of Monday night’s game versus Southwestern College junior varsity, pulling away with a victory.The Red Devils trounced the Mound Builders 84-60 home win.…

YATES CENTER — A whopping advantage at the free throw line gave Southern Coffey County High’s girls enough of a working margin to win Monday.Despite connecting on only six field goals, the Lady Titans shot…

YATES CENTER — A year after struggling through a one-win season, Southern Coffey County boys head coach Brandt Miller figured his team’s success would hinge on contributions from a few key performers in 2012-13.Monday’s contest…

CHANUTE — Fresh off a second-place finish at a weekend tournament, Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade girls rebounded with another victory Monday night.The Ponies turned a three-point lead, 4-1, into a 12-3 halftime advantage against host…

Pamela Lynn Jenkins, 53, of Iola, passed away Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, at Allen County Hospital.Pamela was born June 16, 1959, in Fairbanks, Alaska, a twin daughter of Billy C. and Karen Kay (Wheeler) Beck.…

One of the changes the new rightwing Legislature seems certain to make next year is to give the governor the power to appoint appellate court judges, subject to confirmation by the Senate.Today those appointments are…

LAHARPE — TLC Garden Center has been decking the halls for the holidays since 2000, and this year is no different.Savannah Flory, co-owner with her husband, Levi, said her store has nearly every decoration people…

In a goal to increase transparency with the city of Iola’s purchasing policies, city council members have made amendments to existing procedures — not without some motivation from city employees. When he took the position…