Month: May 2026

Visiting Wellsville swept the Mustangs, 16-6 and 7-4, to send Iola into the Class 3A postseason with a 10-15 record.  Iola holds the eighth seed in the regional playoffs, and will host Cherryvale at 5:30…

LEON — The Humboldt Cubs and Lady Cubs now turn their attention to hosting the regional meet next week after taking fourth and fifth respectively at Friday’s Tri-Valley League Championship. Lifted my multiple first-place finishes…

COLONY — One big inning sank the Crest Lancers season after falling 15-5 to the Remington Broncos in the opening round of the regional tournament. Down a run and heading into their penultimate at-bat, the…

To call Jay and Sarah Stogsdill’s quest to open Liberty Landing a labor of love is a bit of an understatement. It’s almost akin to setting out to throw darts, but wind up chucking axes…

Members of the Iola Rotary Club got a firsthand look Thursday afternoon at how the mobile makerspace program at the Iola Public Library is bringing emerging technology, digital literacy training and hands-on learning opportunities to…

It isn’t taking long for construction projects to hit high gear at Allen Community College. The ACC gymnasium, crammed with graduates and their families Saturday, looked far different two days later as work crews began…

FORT SCOTT — A weeklong impasse on more than $300,000 in Bourbon County expenditures was resolved after county commissioners authorized another commissioner other than Board Chairman Samuel Tran to sign the checks in question. The…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed access to medication abortion via telemedicine and by mail to continue, blocking a decision at the appellate court level that had restricted the drug. The justices granted…

ALLEN COUNTY MAGISTRATE COURT Judge Chuck Apt Criminal cases filed: Austin L. Wynn, Laharpe, domestic battery, possession of marijuana Joshua B. Mann, Iola, domestic battery, battery, criminal damage to property Candace E. Elbrader, Iola, abuse…

The Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department is spreading severe storm awareness with a free movie night. The Health Department will show the iconic 1996 storm-themed movie “Twister” at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 21, outside the…