Helen Pauline Hill, 76, of Iola died Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.She was born Sept. 13, 1934 in rural Elsmore, the daughter of Lawrence P. and Geneva P. (Zornes) Anderson.…

Voters will decide Nov. 2 whether to increase a countywide sales tax by 1⁄4 of a cent to go toward a new Allen County Hospital.Members of the Allen County Healthcare Committee address questions about the…

A phony issue has been injected into the race between Jana Shaver of Independence and Robert Medford of Pittsburg for the District Nine seat on the State Board of Education.Shaver is the incumbent. Medford accuses…

HUMBOLDT — Crest High’s Lady Lancers netted  two wins in their run in Saturday’s Humboldt High Invitational volleyball tournament.Crest beat Pleasanton 25-21, 25-23 led by Katrina Strickler and Kurston Gilliland from the service line.The Lady…

HARTFORD — Southern Coffey County High’s Lady Titans made it to the championship match Saturday despite losing its first match of the tournament.The Lady Titans pulled out a close win in the first game of…

Iola High’s freshman dropped a 25-8, 25-17 decision to Uniontown in the third-place match of Saturday’s Iola High Freshman/C-team Invitational.The Fillies went 0-4-1 in the tournament.Iola split a two-game match with Central Heights. The Fillies…

JOPLIN, Mo. —  Running in his first college cross country meet freshman Seth Browning paced the Allen County Community College Red Devils at Saturday’s Missouri State Southern Stampede.Browning, who is from Iola, earned Kansas Jayahawk…

COFFEYVILLE — Allen County Community College’s soccer teams lost a doubleheader at Coffeyville Monday.The women dropped a 3-1 decision. Jen Carlson had the Red Devil goal.In goal for Allen County’s women was Chelsea Reynolds. She…

Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade volleyball teams notched home victories Monday over Parsons Middle School.The IMS seventh-grade A-team wasn’t as fortunate.Iola’s eighth-grade B-team opened action with a 25-18, 22-25, 16-14 win. The Ponies held Parsons at…

Coffeyville’s Field Kindley High’s Golden Tornado took advantage of Iola High Mustangs’ lack of offense for a 32-8 win here Monday.It was the first loss in three games for the Iola High junior varsity football…