Brent Smith is looking for a few good men — and women, for that matter.As athletics director at Crest High School, Smith is in search of volunteers to help administer Crest’s upcoming invitational track meet.The…

FREDONIA — Humboldt High’s Robby Sellman was able to contend with miserable weather more than his fellow competitors Tuesday.Sellman carded a 37 to win the Fredonia Invitational amid cold, damp and windy conditions.The tournament was…

YATES CENTER — Spearheaded by Kyla Drake and Makayla Brooks, Marmaton Valley Junior High’s track and field squads took home plenty of gold Tuesday.The Wildcat eighth-grade girls team won their division, while the seventh-graders took…

Allen Community College’s softball team broke a nine-game losing streak with a bang Tuesday, steamrolling past visiting Fort Scott 10-8 and 18-4.A six-run fourth inning did the trick in the opener. Annie Gentry drilled an…

Mason Coons had more than one decision to make when deciding where to continue his education.The Iola High senior also had to decide what sport to pursue.Coons enrolled Wednesday to attend Allen Community College in…

Allen Community College’s storied baseball history will be recalled with laughs, and most likely a few tears Saturday.The Red Devil Diamond Club will induct six new members into its hall of fame: longtime head coach…

The bananas sat rotting. The bagels would have gone stale. The plastic trash bags used as makeshift parkas whipped around street corners, only to be snagged by prickly bushes.Otherwise the downtown streets were eerily quiet…

Agnes B. Hammer, 95, Iola, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at Allen County Hospital.Agnes was born March 29, 1918, on a farm west of Iola, the daughter of…

Ida Mae Wilson, 87, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013, in Iola. Ida was born in Chickasha, Okla., but lived most of her adult life in Oklahoma City. She had various jobs over the years,…

After a two-month manhunt, including two high-profile raids in the Iola area, Brian Shields, 26, is in custody. He is accused of murdering a Chanute woman, Cristy Wiles, whose body was found in a burned…