The final results from Iola High’s cross country  meet in Fort Scott are as yet unavailable.  Due to Thursday’s weather conditions, the boys JV and varsity races were combined. The large field of runners in…

Weather presented itself as a third opponent on Thursday, but that didn’t stop Iola and Marmaton Valley from taking the field. Here is what happened in Allen County middle school sports this week:  Iola Football…

HARTFORD — It was a tale of two halves Friday for Crest High’s football squad. Unfortunately, the Lancers’ inspired play in the third and fourth quarters came after a dismal opening half, in which host…

OSWEGO — Host Oswego proved to be a most inhospitable host Friday to Marmaton Valley. The Indians erupted for 22 second-quarter points expanding an 8-0 lead to 30-0 by halftime. Two more touchdowns in the…

The Iola JV girls’ tennis participated in a six-team tournament hosted by Labette County High in Altamont. Teams included the Fillies, Labette County white, Labette County red, Fort Scott, Pittsburg, and Neodesha.  Sidney Shelby finished…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Paul Menard has decided to walk away from NASCAR’s top level after more than 460 races and Wood Brothers Racing is replacing him with Matt DiBenedetto in the iconic No. 21…

BEIJING (AP) — Kobe Bryant played on the Redeem Team in 2008, the one that delivered a gold medal in Beijing after a series of USA Basketball disappointments in big tournaments. Back in Beijing this…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There were plenty of reasons for the Kansas City Chiefs to be optimistic their porous defense, a big reason they were eliminated in the playoffs a year ago, would be…

Home health nurses Tessa Galemore and Darla Ulrich sorted through Iolan Meredith Rogers’ medications Thursday, making sure everything was in order for the days ahead. They had just one more responsibility, though, before they could…

Everyone celebrates a birth but death is often a taboo subject, social worker Susan Hawk points out. “Life is a cycle. At the end of life, when you need people the most, some people may…