Shania Charles knows all too well the pressure young athletes face when they head off to college. Charles grew up on a small Caribbean island before heading to Allen Community College last fall to play…

GIRARD — The Allen County Special Olympics team participated at a Bocce Meet in Girard Wednesday. They competed in two four-person teams.  Teams consisted of two athletes and two partners. Casey Riebel and Coury Sager…

George Edward Abbott, age 86, of Forney, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. George was born on May 14, 1938, in Iola, Kansas, to Robert Earl Abbott and Dorothy Maxine (Melton) Abbott. The…

Earl “Rusty” Coons, age 87, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Via Christi Village in Pittsburg, Kansas. Rusty was born in Torrington, Wyoming, on March 16, 1938, the son…

Allen County residents will have a chance to experience the daily challenges faced by low-income families when the rescheduled Community Action Poverty Simulation takes place Wednesday, April 23, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework Thursday, a political turnaround after Speaker Mike Johnson worked into the night to satisfy GOP holdouts who had refused to advance trillions of dollars in tax breaks without…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is reaching out to other nations as the U.S. layers on more tariffs in what appears to be an attempt to form a united front to compel Washington to retreat.…

The Iola Mustangs trampled their Pioneer League rival Prairie View, 12-8 and 17-8, Tuesday afternoon. The scores were much closer than the actual contests. The Mustangs quickly took control of both games as the Buffalos…

The undefeated Iola Mustangs made quick work of Pioneer League rival Prairie View Buffalos with a pair of five-inning mercy-rule victories Tuesday.  After a week away from the diamond due to a spate of cold,…

The Allen Community College Red Devils’ slide continues after they fell to the Kansas City Kansas Community College Blue Devils 7-1 and 8-7 in Monday’s rescheduled doubleheader.  After opening Jayhawk Conference play on a three-game…