Possibilities present and future were on display during the Iola High School and Iola Middle School cross country Blue and Gold Scrimmage Friday at Riverside Park. After spending the summer working out and opening the…

The Allen Community College Red Devils women’s soccer team rebounded from a rough start to the season with a 2-1 victory over Richland. After opening the year with a 9-0 loss to the Brookhaven Bears,…

The Allen Community College men’s soccer team picked up its first win of the season while competing against a pair of Dallas-based teams over the weekend. After opening the day with a 2-2 tie with…

The Allen Community College Red Devils volleyball team wrapped up the weekend with a trio of victories while on the road for the Open Weekend Tournament Saturday and Sunday in Rockford, Ill. After opening the…

The Iola High School volleyball team worked out its kinks while facing one of the area’s best teams during Saturday’s jamboree. With multiple new starters in the lineup, the scrimmage against Jayhawk-Linn seemed a trial…

Our fescue lawns have taken a beating over the last three years, and many have almost completely died out or are full of weeds. Some lawns still look green, but you would be surprised at…

Citing a struggling agricultural economy, the parent company of John Deere, Deere and Company, confirmed Aug. 14 that net sales and revenues were down for the third quarter. The company, the largest manufacturer of farm…

The walls are going up for the new visitor’s center at LeHigh Portland State Park.  David Ball, director of trails for the park, also said the gravel pads and hookups have been installed at one…

It’s a bit harder than it looks to keep track of what you’ve done over the previous 125 years. Perhaps that’s because since its formation in 1900, the Iola Elks Lodge No. 569 has maintained…

Kansas State University scientists are enlisting the help of artificial intelligence in the effort to conserve what’s left of North America’s shrinking grasslands. Zak Ratajczak, an assistant professor and grassland biologist, says K-State scientists have…