Iola High volleyball player Alexis Heslop, above, serves against Parsons in the ninth-graders’ season opener at Chanute Tuesday. At right, Iola’s Sydney Wade goes up for a kill attempt against the Vikings, while Toni Macha,…

Iola Rotarians learned how to develop a young Rotary group at their meeting last week.Steve Lovick, Fort Smith, Ark., is the district 6110 Interact chairman. Interact is an international organization of service for youths 12…

Citizens of Iola learned more about Rural Opportunity Zones during See, Hear Iola on Friday morning. Barbara Anderson was the guest speaker for the event. Rural Opportunity Zones are 73 counties in Kansas that offer…

Artist Gary Hawk’s painting of an old saddle became one of his most famous and beloved works, and it was inspired by one of his closest friends, Don L. Nichols.“He was the real thing,” Hawk…

MORAN — A Hutchinson man died Saturday afternoon in a three-vehicle accident north of Moran on U.S. 59.Daniel Joseph Heimerman, 58, Hutchinson, was killed after the pickup he was driving was struck from behind by…

Robert E. “Bob” Sharp, 90, Humboldt, passed away Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center.Robert Eugene Sharp was born July 20, 1923, in Elsmore. He grew up east of Humboldt and was…

ST. LOUIS — Allen Community College’s soccer teams dealt with some tough competition and Mother Nature on a lengthy holiday weekend road trip.Both ACC teams lost, but still left their coaches encouraged in action halted…

HUMBOLDT — Early in the 2013 season, Scott Stuart was an unstoppable force in Factory Stock at Humboldt Speedway. Then, Stuart decided to spend some time traveling to other venues, to varying degrees of success.And…