TOPEKA — An ankle injury nearly derailed the state tennis dreams for Iola High’s Ethan Riebel and Brody Thompson before they started Friday. Riebel tweaked his ankle in practice on Thursday, Mustang head coach Chris…

MORAN —  A 10-game winning streak to end the regular season showed just how far Marmaton Valley High’s baseball program has progressed. But an 11-4 loss to Erie Friday evening in the Class 2-1A regional…

ERIE — The USD 257 Unified Sports Special Olympics and Allen County Special Olympics teams traveled to Erie for the final track meet of the 2023-24 school year.  The locals performed brilliantly on a picturesque…

CONCORDIA — Allen Community College was unable to replicate the pitching that gave the Red Devils a series-opening win over Cloud County in the Region VI playoffs over the weekend. Cloud jumped ahead early in…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly said there was “absolutely no way” to avoid vetoing the $2.3 billion tax reduction bill approved with bipartisan majorities in the Kansas Legislature, arguing the cumulative year-to-year result of a…

In the end, it’s often the little things that turn into big problems on the baseball field. In this case, it turned into heartbreak for Iola High’s Mustangs, who saw their 2024 season come to…

Iola Elementary School is ending a reading program after more than two decades, sparking criticism from some members of the staff and community. The school will no longer use the Accelerated Reader (AR) program and…

Iola High freshman Keegan Hill continues to set personal records on the track. And he continues to climb to the upper echelons in the Pioneer League in the process. Hill set personal marks in three…

If cell phones had been as prevalent as they are today in my mom’s time, she would have kept hers on mute.  I can’t tell you how many times she answered the phone in an…

CONCORDIA — Allen Community College opened the Region VI playoffs in sterling fashion Thursday. Red Devil pitchers Jack Bland and Saul Bolivar combined on a six-hit shutout, while the Red Devils’ Garrett Rusch singled in…