Month: April 2018

High School Track and Field: Iola Middle School The Iola Middle School track and field team competed at a quad meet in Garnett Tuesday versus Wellsville, Central Heights and Anderson County. The Iola seventh-grade girls…

College Basketball: Kansas State Wildcats WICHITA, Kan. — Former Kansas State basketball player Amaad Wain-right sped away from police at 100 mph after he was initially stopped following a road-rage shooting that involved his car…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — It wasn’t even clear until an hour before the game if Utah rookie Donovan Mitchell was going to play in Game 2 against Oklahoma City. The Thunder probably wish he hadn’t.…

Major League Baseball: Blue Jays 15, Royals 5 TORONTO — Royals manager Ned Yost sat in his office at the Rogers Centre on Wednesday afternoon and shook off the idea that starting pitcher Ian Kennedy’s…

They dueled with pens and camera-ready events. The two men split over what could become a defining issue in their battle to win this year’s governor’s race, and over whether Kansas needs to spend more…

The Allen County Democratic Party will host a public forum featuring six of the eight Democratic candidates for Kansas governor. The event kicks off Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the John Silas Bass North Community…

Local senior citizens will learn about topics from health and finances to tourism and romance at the “Aging With Attitude” regional expo Friday, April 27. The event, which returns to Iola for the second year,…

Ashley Wright LAHARPE — A search for illegal drugs in La-Harpe City Hall and elsewhere in town came up empty, although dogs “hit” on the smell that led officers to believe drugs may have been…

MILDRED — The Allen County Historical Society spring meeting will take attendees to the Mildred Store Saturday. Owners Regena and Loren Lance will discuss Mildred’s history, its impact on Allen County and the surrounding area.…

A shrinking library budget for USD 257 caught the eye of Iola Parent Teacher Organization members. The budget for the district’s elementary schools went from $9,464 last year to $3,200 in 2017-18, noted Holly Jerome,…