Sarah Ann Mueller, 34, of Iola, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.Sarah was born Sept. 19, 1978, in Iola, the daughter of Robert A. and Sarha Ann (Ellis) Peterson, Sr.…

Frances Carlson (Denning), 82, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. A memorial service was Friday afternoon at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, Overland Park. Inurnment will follow at a later date in St. Mary’s…

John Charles Squire, 66, Temecula, Calif., passed away at his home on Jan. 15, 2013.He was born June 14, 1946, in Chanute, the son of the late John O’Brien Squire and Maxine Florence (McAunulty) Squire.…

PLEASANTON — Humboldt High’s girls took an early lead and rolled over Altoona-Midway 63-17 Thursday in consolation round action of the Pleasanton Midseason Tournament.Humboldt advances to today’s fifth-place game to take on Central Heights.The Chargers…

YATES CENTER — While the Yates Center High Wildcats made their best attempts to hold close against the Waverly High Bulldogs, a poor fourth-quarter put them out of the contest Friday night. Waverly won 76-51.The…

CHEROKEE — The Marmaton Valley High boys contest against Oswego came down to the wire during their midseason tournament game Friday night in Cherokee.The Indians came out on top 52-49.The first quarter had the Wildcats…

PARSONS — Iola Middle School’s seventh-grade A team kept its record spotless Thursday with a win over host Parsons. The eighth-grade A team, meanwhile, struggled against Parsons’ strength in a 46-26 defeat to drop to…

PLEASANTON — It’s deja vu all over again when Humboldt High and Crest High face off at 5:30 p.m. today in Pleasanton High School’s midseason tournament.Both teams secured hard-fought victories Thursday to earn berths in…

BURLINGTON — Iola High’s Fillies came up on the short end of the scoreboard, but found some new offensive weapons to carry on into the second half of their 2012-13 basketball season.The Fillies found their…

BURLINGTON — Iola High senior Levi Ashmore missed two days of practice this week due to illness, and as a result, he surrendered his starting spot for Friday’s contest with host Burlington High.But his 3-pointer…