A football camp for incoming Iola Middle School students begins Monday.The camp runs from 8 to 10 a.m. Monday through July 12 at the IMS practice fields, one block north of the school.Registration costs $20,…

CHANUTE — Following an extended period of inactivity — only two games in the past nine days — Iola’s AA American Legion squad will pick up the pace.The Post 15 Indians will host Chanute for…

Monday’s resultsPeeWee LeagueTournamentIola Insurance Associates 11, A&W Restaurant 8. WP — Karson Sigg, 7 hits, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts. LP — Evan Bain, Gage Turner, 9 hits, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts. Hits for Iola Insurance:…

It wasn’t the Alamo, but Texas Gov. Rick Perry wasn’t taking any chances.Monday morning more than 100 heavily armed state police swarmed the Texas capitol to guard against abortion rights supporters.Armed with truncheons and helmets,…

The Bowlus Heritage Arts camp is quickly approaching. On July 8-11 registered campers, pre-school through eighth grade, will experience the Old West at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.Grades kindergarten through 8th grade will meet from…

A small, blue home sits on North First Street in Iola. Branches from nearby trees wind their way across the lawn, intertwined with the loose boards on the porch.According to Shonda Jeffries, Iola’s code enforcement…

Friday’s resultsBitty Ball LeagueM.A.E. Little Crude Dudes 8, Cameron 4. Hits for M.A.E.: Gage Scheibmeir, 2 s, t; Ethan Collins, s; Sage Shaughnessy, 2 d; Titus Jones, d; Payton Houk, 2 s; Skyler Brunner, s;…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Speedway crowned its Mid-Season Points champions in all four divisions with its races Friday.Earning the mid-season crowns were Ryan McAninish, USRA Modifieds, Jimmie Davis, B-Mods, Jeremy Wilson, Factory Stock, and Derrek Wilson,…

Today, interest rates on federally backed student loans doubled.Lack of Congressional action allowed the interest rates on the Stafford loans to go from 3.4 to 6.8 percent.While it’s assumed public outcry will force Washington to…

Richard Lee Drury, 79, Iola, died Friday, June 28, 2013, at home.He was born in Moran to Harold and Jo Ann Drury and moved to Chanute as a young child. He graduated from Chanute High…