In another striking show of force, the U.S. military on Wednesday seized two sanctioned oil tankers on the open sea. This followed President Trump’s declaration late Tuesday that the U.S. would sell sanctioned Venezuelan oil.…

Allen Community College begins the search for a new volleyball coach. Maria Aikins, ACC coach since 2023, announced her departure for Cloud Community College in Concordia. For Aikins it’s a return home. Aikins played on…

OSWEGO — The Crest Lancers head into Friday’s Three Rivers League showdown against the Marmaton Valley Wildcats on a six-game win streak. Their latest victory came in Tuesday’s 2026 opener after smashing the Oswego Indians…

OSWEGO — The Marmaton Valley Wildcats will have their hands full Friday, when they travel to Colony for a Three Rivers League game against the red-hot Crest Lady Lancers. Crest comes into the contest after…

Following the announced closure of Pennsylvania’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and dwindling jobs in media overall, I realized there’s probably more to come. Coming to Iola felt like finding a life preserver floating in the water after…

LE ROY — Marmaton Valley High’s boys got back into the swing of things with a rout Tuesday evening. The Wildcats, in their first game since Dec. 19, scored early and often in a 50-7…

LE ROY — A strong third quarter propelled Marmaton Valley High’s girls to victory Tuesday. The Wildcats picked up their second win in a row, but not before withstanding a furious Southern Coffey County High…

The Iola High School Mustangs evened their Pioneer League record to 2-2 after opening 2026 with a 58-51 loss to the Santa Fe Trail Chargers Tuesday night.  The Chargers pulled away in the second half…

CARBONDALE — Iola High’s girls opened 2026 on a blistering pace, roaring to a 14-2 lead over host Santa Fe Trail Tuesday. But the Mustang offense stalled from there as the Chargers seized momentum with…

View additional photos from Tuesday night’s game here. The Allen Community College Red Devils’ slide extended to four games after falling to the Crowder Roughriders 56-42 Tuesday night during Allen’s final tuneup before opening Jayhawk…