A small cabal of angry Republicans is holding the House of Representatives hostage.To understand why this faction is able to bend the party to its will is not self-evident.It can’t be that they are against…

Sheriff Bryan Murphy characterized as an oversight an Allen County Jail policy that said inmates “could simply choose not to eat at the county jail” if the food did not meet the dictates of their…

YATES CENTER — Tracy Splechter is battling breast cancer. But she’s not alone.Splechter, 53, has been adopted by Friends for Life, a local group of women who raise funds to help those with cancer.“They’re like…

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee…”Definition please? Loads of fun.Allen Community College’s newest musical comedy, set to open at 7:30 tonight in the Bowlus Fine Arts Center and run through Saturday, is not your…

Throngs of Iola High supporters showed up Friday night ready to cheer on the Mustangs on the football field for homecoming.The most rousing cheers may have come at halftime.Iola’s Marching Mustangs delivered a powerful performance…

Iola High’s junior varsity volleyball team lost a pair of tough matches Tuesday, falling in three sets to visiting Wellsville, 16-25, 25-12, 15-6, and to Osawatomie, 25-13, 25-18.Leading scorers against Wellsville were Katie Shields with…

COFFEYVILLE — Allen Community College found itself traveling a familiar road Wednesday, in more ways than one.The Red Devils were in Coffeyville for the second time in four days, facing the host Red Ravens after…

In the enigma that is collegiate sports, Allen Community College’s soccer team had a rough first half, but still stayed even with visiting Johnson County in a scoreless tie.But even as the Red Devils improved…

A pair of first-half breakdowns against visiting Johnson County Community College’s relentless attacks put the Allen Community College women’s soccer team in a hole they couldn’t escape Wednesday.The Red Devils were peppered with Johnson County…

A piece of local gridiron history will be put on hold next season.Iola High’s 2014 football schedule was announced Wednesday, following a meeting of high school athletics directors in Salina.With Iola no longer in the…