Some big-ticket items, albeit financially painful for Allen County Commissioners to sign off on, will give the public works department some much needed upgrades.Public Works Director Bill King, along with representatives from Murphy Tractor, Twin…

The Neighborhood Revitalization Plan brought lots of feedback at the Allen Community College board of trustees meeting Tuesday night. The City of Iola sent the plan to trustees to hear their concerns.“If we keep extending…

MORAN — A battle went down to the wire between Marmaton Valley Junior High and Crest Middle School in boys A team action Monday.The host Wildcats prevailed over Crest, 33-32.The game was tightly fought throughout,…

YATES CENTER — Southern Coffey County High’s girls ran into a proverbial buzz saw Tuesday evening.The Lady Titans matched up with Sedan High, “one of the most athletic teams we have seen in a while,”…

MORAN — The visiting Vikings from Northeast-Arma High pillaged the Marmaton Valley High scoreboard Tuesday evening.Northeast opened the Marmaton Valley Preseason Tournament with a 34-point explosion against the host Wildcat boys. Northeast never looked back,…

MORAN — The Lady Wildcats just couldn’t hold on to their offensive stance Tuesday night against the Northeast Arma Vikings, dropping the contest 42-34 after leading in the first half.“Turnovers,” was all Head Coach Gavin…

HUMBOLDT — Coaching high school basketball can be a paradox, David Taylor admits.There are games like their season-opener, where Humboldt High’s Cubs fought valiantly but came up just short in a loss to Eureka.Then, there…

BALDWIN CITY — Chanute High’s defense was in the zone, literally and proverbially, against Iola High Tuesday evening.Chanute’s zone gave Iola fits all night in the opening round of the Bulldog-Wildcat Invitational hosted by Baldwin…

BALDWIN CITY —A 10-minute scoreless spell spelled trouble for Iola High’s girls Tuesday evening.The Fillies were more than holding their own against their old rivals from Chanute High in pool play of the Bulldog-Wildcat Invitational…

USD 257 school board members heard a proposal Monday night for improving the district’s credit card use and controls.Jack Koehn, superintendent of schools, said the district has run into several issues with using the district…