Iola City Council approves EMS merger   “Let’s lay this thing to rest,” said Steve French of what will be the beginning of combined EMS services between Iola and Allen County crews. In a unanimous…

HARTFORD — Southern Coffey County High’s volleyball team had a rough go of it Saturday, dropping four of five matches at the Hartford Invitational Tournament.The Lady Titans lost to White City, 25-18, 17-25, 23-25; and…

CHANUTE — Perhaps “struggling” and “terrible” is the way to go on the golf course nowadays.Yates Center High’s Marlana Buchanan shot a career-best 53 Monday at a tournament in Chanute, good enough to take 17th…

Saturday’s resultsGrades 3-5Sonic 26, A&W 6. Kyler Sigg had two touchdowns and an extra point for Sonic. Drew Sirota scored two touchdowns and Jack White scored an extra point. Luke Perry scored A&W’s touchdown.Yocham Oil…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High took home three wins against Marmaton Valley High in junior varsity volleyball action Monday. The visiting Wildcats won two in a series of matches between the squads.Humboldt prevailed in the series,…

PARSONS — Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade A team let a pair of big leads slip away, but still had enough gas at the end to win.The volleyball team’s 25-23, 25-22 win over Parsons illustrated the…

Nobody said keeping a winning streak alive would be easy. Fresh off a 6-0 week, Allen Community College’s volleyball team looked to be well on its way to win number seven Monday, rolling to convincing…

Allen Community College’s women went 1-1 over the weekend on the soccer field.The Red Devils walloped host Garden City Friday afternoon, 6-1, before falling a day later at first-place Barton County.The men also traveled to…

UNIONTOWN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s volleyball team exemplified teamwork Saturday in winning the Uniontown Invitational Tournament.The Wildcats went 3-0 on the day, defeating Fort Scott, 16-14, 15-0; host Uniontown, 16-14, 15-7; and Jayhawk-Linn in…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s volleyball team packed plenty of victories into a busy Saturday.The Lady Cubs went 4-1 in the Humboldt B&W Tournament, falling only to eventual runner-up Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan in the semifinals.Aside from…