After 19½ years of business Classy Attic is saying farewell to Iola. The shop at 15 E. Madison Ave. will close its doors for the last time on Dec. 31.“The economy is just not profitable,”…

Elton Francis, 92, Iola, formerly of Colony, passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola.Everett Elton Francis was the first born child of Ira and Pearl (Scott) Francis on Oct. 22,…

Dorothy Ann Sallee, 79, formerly of LaHarpe, passed away Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Pittsburg.Dorothy was born Nov. 6, 1934, in Hepler, the daughter of Albert L. and Easter Lily (Hutton)…

BURLINGTON — Iola Middle School’s seventh-graders took home third place in the Burlington Invitational Saturday.The seventh-graders started off on a tough note, falling 36-6 to host Burlington, but rebounded nicely to thump Eureka, 22-8.Iola’s eighth-graders…

HESSTON — The road was kind to Allen Community College’s basketball teams Saturday.The ACC men never trailed against their hosts from Hesston, rolling to a 79-63 victory. The Red Devil women, meanwhile, picked up their…

CANEY — Brad Carson was feeling pretty giddy by the end of the day Saturday.His team was a little more understated; almost businesslike.Perhaps it was because the Iola High Mustang wrestling team finished in second…

Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders started out strong, but couldn’t sustain their level of play Thursday.The seventh-graders, meanwhile, struggled mightily at the outside.Visiting Fort Scott took three of four from Iola, including both A-team contests.In eighth-grade…

LE ROY — For more than a quarter, Southern Coffey County High’s girls stood toe-to-toe with visiting Crest, exchanging flurries of baskets like they were trading cards in both teams’ season opener Thursday.The Lady Titans…

LE ROY — Southern Coffey County High has taken its lumps on the court over the past few years, winning a combined six games over the past two seasons.It’s only one game into the 2013-14…

HUMBOLDT — The Lady Cubs gave up a heartbreaker in Humboldt Friday night against the Eureka Tornadoes, 40-32, in their season-opener.Head Coach Sherri Nelson said in an email that the team was “too nervous” for…