In today’s society, young athletes worship all-star athletes, many of whom use performance enhancing drugs. Unfortunately, steroid abuse is an issue in not only professional sports but in college and high school levels as well.…

All indications are that merger of Allen County and Iola ambulance services is all but a done deal.Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning instructed County Counselor Alan Weber to incorporate a handful of changes into the…

Construction teams continue to push for an Oct. 1 finish date for the new Allen County Regional Hospital, hospital trustees learned Tuesday night.“A huge amount of activity,” is going on to make that goal, said…

Trilby Bannister chuckles when she tells friends how worn out she is from practice, then hears their reaction.But you’re just a cheerleader, they exclaim.Being just a cheerleader involves a lot more than rallying the crowd…

ST. PAUL — Crest High’s Lady Lancers stayed aggressive, but came up on the short end of some tough volleyball matches Tuesday.Crest fell to Southern Coffey County, 25-15, 25-18, to host St. Paul, 25-20, 25-9,…

FORT SCOTT — Iola High’s freshman volleyball team kicked off a busy week Tuesday with a quadrangular meet at Fort Scott.The Fillies went 1-2 on the day, defeating Field Kindley of Coffeyville, 25-7, 25-15, before…

PARSONS — Iola High’s junior varsity tennis squad continues to get valuable experience and show improvement on the court, head coach Jennifer Bycroft said.Singles players Chyanne Vaughn and Khrystal Smith both went 1-2 on the…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s volleyball squad picked up a pair of impressive wins Tuesday, sweeping past visiting Oswego and Neodesha.The Lady Cubs downed Neodesha 25-20, 25-15, before rolling past Oswego, 25-14, 27-25.“We had a much…

Iola Middle School’s volleyball teams opened the home portions of their schedule with some competitive matches against an old rival.The eighth-grade A team dropped a pair of tough matches, losing to host Royster 27-25, 25-22,…

Results from Wednesday:Third and fourth gradeIola Gold 12, Yates Center 7: Iola gold received second-half touchdowns of one and five yards by Cooper Riley, the second of which came with 4:48 left in the game.…