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…

House Republicans issued a formal “pledge to America” Thursday. If they win control of the House in the November elections they will, they say, cancel what’s left of the $787 billion economic stimulus appropriation, make…

CHANUTE — Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade  Ponies weren’t able to generate much offense Thursday night against host Royster Middle School’s Rockets.The Rockets had a 14-point second quarter to boost them to a 28-0 win over…

UNIONTOWN — Winning four out of five matches is a good night’s work for Marmaton Valley Junior High’s volleyball girls.Marmaton Valley’s A-team won both of its matches Thursday. It beat host Uniontown 25-16, 25-6 and…

Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade B-team nailed down a 25-19, 25-16 win over visiting Independence Middle School’s volleyball team Thursday.The B-team got three service aces from Chelsea Lea and two ace serves each from Trilby Bannister,…

MORAN — With only two home playing dates in 2010, and both in the same week, Marmaton Valley High’s volleyball team made the most of Senior Night Thursday.The Wildcats and their guests — Sedan, Caney…

INDEPENDENCE — Every sport has numbers which coaches use to evaluate players and teams. In volleyball, coaches look at passing, serve receive proficiency, set and attack attempts versus assists and kills.But the big number everybody…

Raise the banner high. Wear the Blue and Gold, Orange and Black, Blue and White, Blue and Red proud to games, matches, races.Fall is officially here. Even today’s weather has that great fall feel to…

Register/Jocelyn Sheets Getting past a trip of Bank of Gas defenders is Humboldt’s Cole Criss in a 1st-2nd Grade League flag football game last Saturday as Iola Youth Flag Football kicked off the season. The…

The official colors for USD 257 schools — typically blue and gold — soon will be pink for a day.An Iola Middle School fundraiser to raise breast cancer awareness and assist local breast cancer patients…