RIVERTON — Riverton’s burly defense made life tough for Iola high’s girls Friday. The short-handed Mustangs endured a pair of lengthy offensive dry spells in the first half of their Class 3A Substate Tournament opener.…

CHEROKEE — Humboldt High’s boys entered the Class 2A Substate Playoffs as the 15 seed against Cherokee-Southeast, who entered as the No. 2 overall seed. Nevertheless, the Cubs gave Southeast all it wanted Friday evening.…

After falling to the Central Heights Vikings earlier this season, the Yates Center Wildcats won when it mattered most. The Wildcats opened the postseason Friday with a 54-46 victory over the Vikings in the opening…

SALINA — Iola junior Zoie Hesse became the first female silver medalist in Iola High School history after ending her run to the 190 lbs. state championship with a loss to two-time state champion senior…

Saturday’s campaign by the United States and Israel to rid the world of Iran’s despotic leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has turned into a full-fledged war and is growing by the hour. President Donald Trump said…

Each spring, a familiar sign goes up at local feed stores: “Chick Days Are Here.” For many families across the Southwind District, Chick Days mark the true beginning of spring. The sound of peeping chicks,…

Pastor Chase Riebel continued a series on Resurrection using scripture from Genesis 22 and Hebrews 11. When God promised Abraham he would make his descendants as numerous as the stars, he kept that promise. Even…

YATES CENTER — The Yates Center Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old juvenile who hasn’t been seen since Sunday evening. The Department announced via Facebook Monday that it fielded a…

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei governed Iran with the vigilance and brutality of an autocrat convinced that his own people and the world’s superpower sought to unseat him — and in the end, they did.  With President…

Rose A. Carle, 96, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Owasso, Okla. She was born in Iola on June 5, 1929, to Charles M. and Esther J. (Campbell) Womack. Rose married Robert Andrew “Bob” Carle…