The postseason begins Tuesday for many area softball teams following the KSHSAA’s release of the softball regional tournament brackets. The Iola Mustangs (10-13) open the 3A Regional 1 bracket Tuesday as the eighth seed. They…

While looking up the recently released Iola High School football schedule, I noticed something strange. Of Iola’s 2026 opponents, only half are from the Pioneer League. The shift comes from Iola joining a new district.…

Iola Middle School recognized its students for their academic and athletic prowess for the 2025-26 school year Thursday, which also was the last day of classes for the school year. On top of the honor…

With the postseason just getting underway, many of the athletes nominated for the April Allen County Area Athletes of the Month may leave their mark in the coming weeks at area regional and state competitions.…

CARBONDALE — Despite fielding a team of mostly freshmen, the Iola Mustangs wrapped up the regular season just below .500 following Tuesday’s 15-0, 11-1 sweep by the Santa Fe Trail Chargers. With a 10-13 record,…

GARNETT — The Iola Middle School Mustangs saved their best for last while wrapping up the season at last Thursday’s Pioneer League Junior High School Championship. The seventh-grade Mustangs walked away as Pioneer League champions…

OVERLAND PARK — The Allen Red Devils softball season came to an end in the semifinals of the Plains District Regional Tournament over the weekend. After a 7-1 drubbing by Johnson County, Allen rebounded with…

The Allen Red Devils’ baseball season came to a sudden end following a sweep by the Hutchinson Blue Dragons in the opening round of the NJCAA Plains District Tournament. The Red Devils fell in the…

HUMBOLDT — Kim Houdashelt, 64, of Humboldt, was identified as the victim of a drowning over the weekend in the Neosho River near Humboldt. In a moving report, Humboldt Police Chief Shannon Moore relayed Saturday’s…

Thursday marks the end of the school year for Iola-USD 257. As Taelyn Mathews, a school-based therapist with Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, reflects on the year, she identifies some clear trends among the students…