Crest beat Southern Coffey County on Tuesday, They lost the first set 25-18, but bounced back with 25-21 and 25-16 wins in the second and third sets.Crest then fell to St. Paul 25-19 and 25-16.The…

The Red Devil Hall of Fame will add five more baseball greats on Saturday with a golf tournament beginning at 9 a.m., at the Allen County Country Club and a banquet beginning at 6 p.m.The…

The Red Devil volleyball team faced a tough challenge on Wednesday when Johnson County Community College, the No. 5 ranked team in the NJCAA’s latest poll, invaded Iola for a match.Through three sets, it was…

Hellen L. Bell, 97, Iola, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at her home.Hellen was born Feb. 27, 1919, in Sitka, the daughter of Louis and Arvilla (Bierd) Blohm.  She grew up in Piqua.  In…

The 2015-16 Iola Community Theatre season kicks off in grand style this weekend with the be-bopping sounds of yesteryear.We’re talkin’ jazz, and lots of it, as an ensemble of vocalists will fill the Bowlus Fine…

Seniors Tilar Wells and Annalise Whitcomb provided plenty of offense for Humboldt in their 2-1 home victory over Oswego on Tuesday night.Whitcomb got the entire team involved from her setter position with 24 assists.Wells was…

The Fillies’ seventh grade volleyball teams had to fight hard against Wellsville on Tuesday night, but their efforts earned them a pair of five-set victories.In the A-team match-up, Iola was able to jump out to…

A 34-20 junior varsity thrashing of Chanute won’t allow the Mustangs to get over the heartbreaking 15-12 loss they suffered last Friday at the hands of the Blue Comets, but for sophomore running back Tyler…

Jerry Daniels, chairman of the Allen County Commission, has missed the last two commission meetings supposedly because of a conflict with his new job.If this continues, Daniels should resign as a commissioner.The commission typically meets…

Verle (Williams) Rhodes passed away early Tuesday morning, Sept. 6, 2016, at the Cherryvale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Her family had visited her during the Labor Day weekend.Verle was born Aug. 15, 1924, in Ottawa…