PRAIRIE VILLAGE — No, Isaiah Fawson didn’t win the 4A State Tennis Tournament over the weekend in Prairie Village, but playing on the sport’s biggest high school stage provides the Iola senior a memory that…

President Trump signed an executive order late last week, according to an Associated Press dispatch, “to look at the public’s confidence in the integrity of the voting system.”After the November election, with Hillary Clinton winning…

Iola High School alumnus Danielle Venter, above, joined former classmate Jordan Garcia as hosts of the 52nd Annual Little Oscars Awards on Friday. At right, siblings Braden, left, and Josie Plumlee perform a bearded rendition…

HUMBOLDT — Makalah McCall glanced into the crowd, spotted her parents, flashed a smile and clinched her fist in a victory sign on Saturday afternoon.She had good reason, having just won the Warren and Shirley…

The trumpets of the Iola High School band sounded as 67 seniors graduated in a ceremony Saturday at Iola High School. Senior class speaker Sydney Wade addressed students on memories made throughout a lifetime. The…

Several high school and college graduates donned caps and gowns and walked across the stage as part of the pomp and circumstance on Saturday.Brooklyn Storrer did it twice.Barely four hours before she lined up with…

Reed E. Beaman lost his courageous battle with cancer on April 25, 2017. Reed is survived by his wife of 53 years, Sue; children Cozetta (Kris), Darvin (Lisa) and Sheldon (Kara); 10 grandchildren and four…

There was a time in Iola when Mother’s Day was more than a nice meal and making sure to visit with mom.An event meant for just plain fun unwound for the first time on Mother’s…

Levi Meiwes, a precocious Iola Middle School eighth-grader, gave Iola Rotarians a tutorial on how to solve a Rubik’s Cube Thursday. After demonstrating step-by-step the cube’s solution, to the bewilderment of most, he put all…

Seven Drug Court graduates were celebrated Thursday in an emotional ceremony filled with applause, hugs and a few tears.Hosting the ceremony was District Judge Daniel Creitz, who noted the graduates have a high standard to…