Arson is suspected in the burning of several hundreds of acres of meadow and pasture grass at five places in southeast Allen County Wednesday. Other fires were reported in eastern Bourbon County.A green all-terrain vehicle…

Michael and Mary Hull, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, announce the birth of their first child, Maddox Lincoln, born Feb. 28, 2010, in Cabo San Lucas. He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 21 1/2…

By Dr. JASON EBERHART-PHILLIPKansas State Health Officer Ten years ago this month a seat belt saved my life.I was driving on a gravel road near my farm when I lost control on a curve and…

Allen County Kids Wrestling Club is holding its annual Mat Warrior Tournament Saturday.  There are 250 youth wrestlers expected for the daylong event.Wrestling matches begin at 9 a.m. at Iola High School.Allen County Mat Warrior…

Games for all ages and plenty of fun is planned Friday at the Red Devil Extravaganza.From 6 to 9 p.m. Friday there will be sports games and carnival games going on in the Allen County…

Iola Recreation Youth Soccer League sign-up deadline is Friday. Registration forms have been distributed to area schools.Youth soccer has four age groups — 5-years-old-kindergarten; first and second grade; third-fourth-and fifth grade; and sixth-seventh-eighth-grade.Registration fee is…

Allen County Community College’s Red Devils have had a strong start to the 2010 baseball season. A 4-1 start is impressive but even more so since the Red Devils have played all five games on…

Allen County Community College had four athletes earn postseason honors  for fall sports.Freshman Nicole Rockhold, an outside hitter for the Red Devils’ volleyball team, earned second-team honors on the 2009 All-Jayhawk Eastern Division Volleyball Team.Rockhold…

Allen County Community College’s men went cold in the second half of Tuesday’s Region VI playoff game at Dodge City Community College.They led at halftime by three but Dodge City’s Conquistadors heated things up and…

Freshman Jenna Sigg hit a three-run home run to break open a close game here Tuesday. Sigg’s home run helped Allen County Community College’s Red Devils win 9-1 over visiting Coffeyville Community College.Allen County led…