Iola High School girls basketball team took on Osawatomie. The Mustangs looked strong and led for some time but fell to the Trojans 50-46. Iola came out of the gate intensely and very physically, going…

Iola High School’s boys’ basketball team capped off a Friday night doubleheader on the hardwood with a big win, defeating Osawatomie 64-36 for their second win of the season. Iola came out explosively on offense…

Iola Middle School’s boys basketball teams went 1-3 to tip off the season on Thursday against Burlington.  The seventh-grade B team lost 20-9. The seventh-grade A team lost 22-15. The eighth-grade B team won 20-12.…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Middle School’s boys basketball team had a fruitful night against Neodesha on Thursday.  The Cubs went 2-1 with a 26-21 win for the A team, a 21-9 loss for the B team…

The first time that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, the NBA didn’t even have health and safety protocols. It shut down the league instead. This time, the Utah Jazz center might just miss a…

TOPEKA — A trio of newly proposed Kansas constitutional amendments would see the issues of Medicaid and marijuana put up to a public vote. House Democrats announced Thursday three amendments to the state constitution to…

The responses to a recent article about Allen County’s lack of affordable housing have been pretty pointed.  Low wages. High rents. Few dining or entertainment options. High taxes.  “Why would anyone want to live there?”…

College football needs a peacemaker. The administrators responsible for managing the College Football Playoff appear to be at an impasse when it comes to expansion. Nobody is against growing the current field of four, but…

TOPEKA — Preliminary reports indicate Kansas suffered a 54% increase in drug overdoses during the first six months of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, state health officials said. The Kansas Department of…

TOPEKA — Kansas and federal public health officials Thursday expanded eligibility for the Pfizer booster shot to 36,000 children between the ages 12 to 15, while moderately or severely immunocompromised children ages 5 to 11…