Tag: Burlington

BURLINGTON — After having a couple of weeks off thanks to winter break, the Iola wrestling team hit the mats on Saturday at the 28th annual Burlington Wrestling Invitational coming away with sixth place overall…

A strong Burlington defensive effort put a damper on the Iola girls’ home opener Tuesday when the Lady Cats beat the Fillies 51-34.  The loss moves Iola to 2-2 overall and 0-1 in Pioneer League…

The 65th annual Kellerman family reunion was held recently at Kelley Park in Burlington, hosted by the children of the late Thelma and Vince Hoefler. The late Ed and Belle Kellerman were parents of 14…

BURLINGTON — Both the Humboldt and Iola middle school wrestling teams opened up their seasons at the 20th Annual Burlington Bobcat Invitational on Monday. For Humboldt, the meet was the first in program history. It’s…

BURLINGTON — For the third straight year, the Pioneer League boys and girls cross country crowns are heading to Iola. The Mustangs and Fillies swooped down on the league meet in Burlington Thursday night and…

In an on-the-record interview last month, in which one other person plus a digital recorder were present, Brandon Griffith described for this reporter the details of his service in the United States Navy. During the…

High School Football: Mustangs 28, Wildcats 6 Sometimes a win is worth a clean-shaven face. At least it was for Iola head coach David Daugharthy Friday night after his team surprised many by putting up…

Editor’s note: At this point, there is sufficient evidence to doubt the veracity of nearly all the claims of this article’s subject. We have since published an update to this story. You can read it here. The…

Iola’s Pure Prairie League Pickleball group played host to a tournament Saturday at the converted tennis courts in Meadowbrook. Visiting players were from  Independence and Burlington. Local players include, from left, Brian Hegwald, Humboldt, Cody…

Sewer work needed under highway YATES CENTER — Two large piles of dirt on both sides of Highway 75, along with heavy equipment, are part of a repair project to replace sections of sewer under…