Month: May 2018

Racing: Humboldt Speedway HUMBOLDT — Picking up his first victory of the season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com, Wayne Johnson got a win in the series debut at the…

High School Baseball and Softball: Regionals The Kansas State High School Athletics Association released the seeding for this season’s baseball and softball regional tournaments on Wednesday and several area teams find themselves sitting atop their…

MLB: KC Royals BALTIMORE (AP) — Though the Baltimore Orioles haven’t had much cause for celebration this season, they still remember what to do in the wake of a victory. Mark Trumbo delivered a tiebreaking,…

High School Golf: Humboldt Cubs The Humboldt golf team competed in the Tri-Valley league meet in Fredonia on Monday. Ryan Sellman fought his way to a second-place finish with a 79. Sellman birdied on a…

You can be forgiven if the thought of a second-degree polynomial equation doesn’t immediately make you want to burst into song. But then you aren’t Sloan Geddry. “First of all,” confessed the Iola senior. “I…

Allen County Regional Hospital was named one of the Healthiest Companies in America by Interactive Health. The annual award recognizes businesses that are investing in and improving their employees’ health. In 2017, 72 employees participated…

Iola HIgh School’s concert and jazz bands delighted a Bowlus Fine Arts Center crowd Tuesday with their spring concerts. Above, the concert band performs a number. At left, Katie Weide, left, and Kassy Shelby, right,…

A gaggle of disgruntled citizens petitioned Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning “to do something” about the traffic problems arising from the recent closure of U.S. 169 between Iola and Humboldt. In response, Commissioners said they…

Invariably, if you see a cluster of high-schoolers lumped together, you’ll see a common accessory — cell phones. Katie Bauer was no different. Her phone became her companion during all sorts of excursions with friends…