Kansas Republican House Speaker Dan Hawkins has set the wheels in motion to call a special legislative session for mid-decade redistricting, a Republican lawmaker said on Tuesday. At an annual retreat on Saturday, state Rep.…

For the first time this season, an Allen Community College team broke into the national NJCAA top 25 rankings. Hot off upsetting Johnson County Community College, then ranked the fourth best junior college volleyball team…

The Iola Mustangs continue showing improvement after splitting Tuesday’s Prairie View triangular and picking up their first Pioneer League victory. After weeks of near misses in their pursuit of their first league win, the Mustangs…

The Yates Center Wildcats continue putting distance between themselves and other challengers for a Three Rivers League title with Tuesday’s sweep of Oswego and St. Paul. After opening the night with a three-set thriller against…

Sonic Drive-In of Iola is going solar. Crews from CDL Electric are in the final stages of installing 142 solar panels on the roofs of the restaurant’s stalls. All told, the project will be capable…

2-mile run, freshman Deegan Megenity finished 19th in 15:34, followed by fellow freshman Marcus Whitcomb, who took 28th after clearing the course in 16:35. In the girls 2-mile, Humboldt sophomore Reagan Marple finished seventh overall…

Iola and Humboldt’s seventh-grade volleyball teams put on quite a show Saturday. The two schools were dead even in more ways than one as they competed in the IMS Invitational. The Mustangs pulled out a…

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — A Missouri woman has been charged with first-degree murder charges following a sequence of events that led to the death of a 15-year-old Coffeyville girl. Tenisha Mayberry, 38, Blue Springs, Mo., had…

Broadway fans and comedy lovers alike can catch “Spamilton: An American Parody” this Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud spoof of the blockbuster musical “Hamilton.” Created by Tony Award-winning playwright and…

Wrecks lead to citations Iola police officers issued a pair of citations following separate accidents Friday. On Friday morning, Henry Kessler was cited for inattentive driving after he reportedly struck a legally parked vehicle in…