Month: April 2019

Iola and Humboldt middle school’s track seasons are in gear. Humboldt opened things with their home meet at the end of March while Iola traveled to Anderson County for a quad with Prairie View, Burlington…

Karen Sue Dible, age 69, of Iola, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2019, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park. She was born Sept. 9, 1949, in Iola, the daughter of Wyman…

Kansas will have to cough up more than $168,000 in legal fees over its attempt to prevent the publication of investigative files related to the murders portrayed in Truman’ Capote’s book “In Cold Blood.” The…

MINNEAPOLIS — Fans of uptempo offenses aren’t going to be thrilled with the NCAA championship game matching Virginia and Texas Tech. The finalists are defensive-minded teams that play many long possessions and don’t score often…

DETROIT (AP) — Tyson Ross finally pitched at Comerica Park — and certainly enjoyed his new surroundings. Ross pitched seven impressive innings, and the Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to five with a 3-1…

On Wednesday, the Iola Middle School golf team kicked off its season with its annual meet at Cedarbrook Golf Course.  Teams from Parsons, Pittsburg, Anderson County, Jayhawk-Linn, Independence, Coffeyville and Chanute joined the Ponies for…

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas guard/forward K.J. Lawson has decided to transfer, Jayhawks basketball coach Bill Self announced Friday. Lawson, a 6-foot-8 redshirt sophomore, will graduate from KU this spring, which means he will be able…

Dear Carolyn: I’m burned out. Between work, my commute, working out every night and trying to lose weight, trying to get everything else done that needs to be done, and trying not to spend my…

EUREKA, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a weekend wreck on an eastern Missouri highway turned into a corned beef roast. The Eureka Fire Protection District says in a Facebook post that a rig carrying the…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas pressed ahead Friday with allowing the state Farm Bureau to offer health coverage to members that doesn’t satisfy the Affordable Care Act, a state-level effort to circumvent…