A three-city, two-wheeled celebration is in the works Saturday to mark the unveiling of a new bike route through southeast Kansas. Cyclists will gather at Iola and Pittsburg Saturday morning for ribbon cuttings at each…

COLONY — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s volleyball team split a pair of hard-fought matches on the road Monday. Marmaton Valley fell in three sets to Yates Center Middle School, 25-10, 19-25 and 15-6 before rebounding…

Iola has opened the spigot to a pair of potential water-based attractions in the city. City Council members Monday accepted a bid to sell the city’s decommissioned Elm Street water tower to Iolan Max Grundy…

Members of the 1972 U.S. Olympic basketball team have talked about finally retrieving those silver medals they vowed to never accept and left behind in Germany. No, they still don’t want them for themselves. They…

MORAN — Humboldt High’s junior varsity volleyball team swept all six of its matches to win the Marmaton Valley Invitational Sunday. The Lady Cubs were the only ones to emerge unscathed through the seven-team, round-robin…

TOPEKA — Democrat Chris Mann looks at the job of Kansas attorney general through the lens of personal experience as a law enforcement officer, crime victim, prosecutor and defense lawyer. Mann, competing against Republican nominee…

SEATTLE (AP) — It was a familiar scene in Seattle: Russell Wilson leading his team downfield for a game-winning score late in the fourth quarter. This time, he wasn’t given a chance by his new…

Plans to convert Iola’s three former elementary schools into housing took a big leap forward on Monday. School district officials approved a pre-development agreement with BNIM, a Kansas City, Mo.-based architect and design firm that…

Joyce Tarter’s daily jaunt with her dogs became a bit problematic when Maggie May, her 9-year-old Shih Tzu, was afflicted with a heart murmur, and struggled with long walks. Tarter did what any doting pet…

Tracy Lee Blazek, 50, Iola, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Iola. Tracy was born Dec. 23, 1971, in Great Bend, to Ernest P. Blazek and Carol J. (Kennedy) Blazek.  Tracy is survived by son,…