Cool, brisk temperatures did little to chill the enthusiasm at Riverside Park Tuesday.Iola Middle School hosted track and field athletes from Humboldt, Marmaton Valley, Pleasanton and Uniontown as part of a small-scale meet.The competition offered …

BURLINGTON — Humboldt High’s offense was hard to come by Tuesday on the softball diamond.The Lady Cubs scored only four runs in their season-opening doubleheader at Burlington.The Wildcats emerged with wins of 2-1 and 7-3.“We…

OSAWATOMIE — Iola High’s softball team made up for lost time Tuesday.Playing their first games in 19 days, the Fillies swept past host Osawatomie High, winning 14-1 and 11-8.The wins even Iola’s record at 2-2…

Doug Kerr saw plenty of reasons for optimism on a cool, blustery Tuesday afternoon for Iola High’s golf team.The Mustangs’ Kaden Macha recorded the best round of the day at the Iola Invitational, beating his…

Wilma Thompson, 92, Chanute, passed away Monday, April 1, 2013, at Chanute Health Care Center.Arrangements are pending with Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel.

Doris Jean Null, 82, Garnett, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013, at St. Luke’s Plaza Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.She was born on Sept. 15, 1930, in Humboldt, the daughter of Charles and Mable…

Raymond Leroy Ewing, 84, Iola, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at Allen County Hospital.He was born Aug. 1, 1928, in Earlton, to Raymond and Eva (Norvell) Ewing. He was a farmer until 1965 when he…

Marie E. Shelton, 90, passed away Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. She was born July 25, 1922, to Ray and Esther (Hayes) Peck in Iola. Marie was a talented musician and enjoyed playing the piano…

Harriet Tubman, the African-American who sheltered slaves along the Underground Railroad, has earned her day in the sun. Almost 150  years after her heroic service, two small national parks have been designated to honor Tubman.Congress…

Timothy Vest Jr., 22, is being held in Allen County Jail on $200,000 bond for an incident Saturday in which he allegedly raped a 29-year-old LaHarpe woman and kidnapped her four-year-old son.According to Allen County…