MORAN — Kailey Boyd quickly scored four points midway through the fourth period here Friday night to ice the Marmaton Valley girls’ victory over Crest High, 41-27.Boyd’s mini-outburst came on a runner in the lane…

MORAN — Crest High boys rang up a 20-point victory here last night, defeating Marmaton Valley’s Wildcats 57-37.“A win’s a win,” said Crest Coach Travis Hermreck, but allowed that he would have preferred to see…

FORT SCOTT — Iola High’s wrestlers are feeling the pain — literally — from their competition Thursday evening at a triangular meet with Pittsburg and Fort Scott.The Mustangs dropped six of eight contested matches against…

For two glorious minutes, Iola High’s girls were ringing in 2013 like gangbusters.The Fillies were hitting from inside and outside, zipping out to a quick 7-0 lead over the visiting Osawatomie High Trojans.Alas, Osawatomie gathered…

The offense came and went in bits and spurts Friday evening for Iola High’s boys, but their defense was at peak intensity from start to finish.Nowhere was the Mustang defense as vital than during visiting…

Groups representing retired public employees want Kansas lawmakers to provide annual cost-of-living increases to their pension checks. State Sen. Jeff King, who chaired a committee which studied the KPERS system and recommended reforms, told an…

Long-time farmer-rancher Delmar “Dee” Trostle, Le Roy, passed away Dec. 30, 2012. Dee was born Dec. 10, 1927, in Kingman County near Murdock, the son of Ernest Calvin Trostle and Wilma Ruth Osburn Trostle.He was…

Wendell Wayne Frazell, Iola, died Jan. 1, 2013 in his home. He was 87 years old.Wendy was born April 19, 1925, in Iola to the late Jay C. Frazell and Ethel M. (Baker) Frazell. He…

Noon Jan. 22 is the deadline to file for election to city and school positions that will be filled in the April 2 general election.Iolans will have much to decide.All members of the city’s new…

Thrive Allen County has received a grant that will help Allen County women lacking health insurance to stay current on their annual wellness exams. The $1,000 grant will allow for 22 women to get the…