PITTSBURG — Marmaton Valley High School students competed in the math relays at Pittsburg State University on Tuesday. The 16 students competed against more than 700 others from Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri in different math…

Three Iola High School choir and orchestra students received ratings on their solos at the Regional Music Solo Competition on Saturday, April 2, at Pittsburg State University. The students were rated by a judge from…

Sometime soon, Iola city workers will dig a trench around the bandstand on the Allen County courthouse lawn and open the way for Iola Lions Club members to begin renovation of the bandstand. After the…

Local students learned about drug and alcohol in March. The Drug-Free Community grant, a partnership of the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center and Allen County Multi-Agency Team (ACMAT), teamed up with the Allen County Sheriff’s…

Brent Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Wright of rural Iola, a former standout in Iola High School sports, has been offered a contract to play professional football for the Kansas City Chiefs.…

The Allen County Democrats will have a candidate question and answer session at 6 p.m. Monday at the North Community Building, 505 N. Buckeye St., with four Democrats competing for state and federal positions. Candidates…

The Humboldt Senior Center officially opened at its new location at 908 Central St., with an official ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday afternoon.

Rail trail enthusiast Dave Fontaine recently snapped this photo of an owl on the LeHigh Portland Trails. 

The Iola High School Band, composed of 113 student musicians directed by Dale Creitz, will give its spring concert in Memorial Hall. Jacqueline Robinson, a senior, will play a modern cornet solo, “Skyline Silhouettes,” by…

I enjoy visiting with my colleagues who are medical specialists. We dive in and explore the depths of a particular condition. However, there is something to say about the breadth of knowledge that a family…