The sharp-eyed birds lift into flight the moment you open the door. The canny squirrels and darting lizards are up a tree at the first oof of your footfall. To study such cautious creatures, you need a…

Ask a high school student about the last book they read, and you may be disappointed to learn they never cracked open The Catcher in the Rye or trudged through Shakespeare. Instead, they turned to…

The Iola Mustangs continue searching for their first win after a calamity of errors resulted in a 43-14 loss to Wellsville in Friday’s home opener. After jumping out to a 43-0 lead heading into halftime,…

COLONY — Maybe the superstitious folk have had it wrong all this time when they equated Friday the 13th with bad luck. Turns out Friday the 12th can make things pretty miserable as well. Such…

The Iola Mustangs and Crest Lady Lancers made an unexpectedly early exit from Saturday’s Iola Invitational Volleyball Tournament Saturday. Iola and Crest each failed to exit pool play after falling to Parsons and Labette County…

The Humboldt Cubs lost their second consecutive game 35-16 to the Cherryvale Chargers in last Friday’s Tri-Valley League contest. For the first time in recent memory, the Humboldt Cubs are 0-2 at the start of…

After flirting with a national ranking to start the season, Allen Community College men’s soccer team may be experiencing their first bout of adversity this season. Following Saturday’s 3-0 loss to the unranked Southeast Community…

The Southern Coffey County High School Titans continue looking for their first win of the season after falling to Tescott 54-0 last Friday. Running back Josh Snyder had a team-leading 19 yards on nine carries…

The Allen Community College Red Devils women’s soccer team wrapped up the week on a high note after blasting Southeast Community College 8-0 Saturday.  After falling to Johnson County earlier that week, the Red Devils…

ELSMORE — The smell of simmering beans and smoked pork drifts through the air each September during Elsmore Day. For many in this small town in southeastern Allen County, it’s the heartbeat of the celebration.…