FORT SCOTT — In the “Wizard of Oz,” Dorothy yearned for home.Marv Smith, Iola High cross country coach, is equally fond of Fort Scott.The IHS runners made themselves quite at home Thursday, taking home first…

Iola High’s volleyball team has shown several signs of improvement in the young 2013 season.The Fillies will have an opportunity to measure themselves against regional volleyball powers, such as Burlington and Anderson County, when action…

A festive crowd packed the Riverside Park grandstands to watch Iola High’s 2013 home opener Friday.The Mustangs didn’t disappoint.Iola scored early and often, rolling up more than 300 yards rushing in the first half against…

Josie I. Weiland, 94, Neosho Falls, passed away Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo.Josie was born Nov. 20, 1918, at Mont Ida, the daughter of Fred and Alta (Drybread) Allen. The…

On the morning after my dad Bob Sharp’s funeral, the Oswald Chambers devotion I read compared faith to a river. “Regardless of how small the visible effects of our lives may appear to be, we…

A caption accompanying an article Wednesday on the Humboldt High volleyball team’s home sweep of Oswego and Neodesha incorrectly identified Breanna Kline as one of her teammates.Additionally, a photo of Allyson Hobbs that accompanied an…

ST. PAUL — Southern Coffey County High’s volleyball team went 1-2 Tuesday in a quadrangular meet in St. Paul.The Lady Titans knocked off Crest High, 25-15, 25-18, before dropping a 25-20, 26-24 decision to Pleasanton…

YATES CENTER — Marmaton Valley High’s junior varsity basketball team spiked its competition Monday in winning the Yates Center Invitational Tournament.The Wildcats went 3-0 on the day, defeating Burlington, 25-11, 11-25, 15-11, Pleasanton, 25-19 and…

CANEY — Yates Center High’s girls golf team continues to show improvement, head coach Kevin Barnes said, the most recent evidence coming from a tournament Tuesday in Caney.Becky Wendland shot  a 55, good for 14th…

PAOLA — Iola Blue and Gold Soccer Club opened the 2013 fall season in fine fashion Saturday, even with broiling temperatures well into the 90s.Blue and Gold consists of three teams, 14- 12- and 10-and-under.…