Local high school track teams are tuning up for the new spring season.  Iola, Humboldt, Marmaton Valley, Crest and Southern Coffey County will open their respective campaigns in the coming days. Iola  The Mustangs lost…

The competition on the softball fields will be stiff this spring when area schools take the field.  Iola, Humboldt, Crest, Yates Center and Marmaton Valley will all field softball teams this spring. Humboldt and Yates…

Success breeds success.  That’s what the Iola High baseball team is hoping they can do in their first year under new head coach Levi Ashmore. The Mustangs return a strong nucleus of players which led…

The Iola High baseball team is getting set to begin their season at home against Independence on Tuesday afternoon.  This is what some of the veteran Mustangs are thinking heading into this season. — Jarrett…

Preparing students for a future career starts well before high school. The classes students take as early as eighth grade give them an opportunity to explore various paths that match their interests, skills and abilities.…

Iola High School brought home plenty of hardware while hosting three FFA events on March 7. Members competing in ag sales, dairy cattle evaluation and poultry. Iola’s dairy cattle A and B teams placed first.…

Dear editor, I follow the news about Iola because I am an alumna of Iola High School.  This week, I noticed a post on Facebook listing the requirements to allow students to attend prom.  I…

TOPEKA — Eight students with the Iola Kids Wrestling Club competed at the Kansas State Wrestling Championships last weekend.  Four wrestlers matched up in the high school division and another four hit the mats in the…

PITTSBURG — Iola has produced some great basketball minds including current Pittsburg- St. Mary’s Colgan High School head coach Clint Heffern.  The Iola native just wrapped up his first season as head coach of the…

It’s not easy for a young person to avoid drugs and alcohol, especially in college. Jake White, now a motivational speaker, found most social gatherings at college were house parties where students drank alcohol and…