PAOLA — Two photo finishes in races Friday at the Paola High Invitational track meet involved Iola High’s Fillies.Kelsey Larson lost by .02 seconds in a photo finish in the 400-meter dash. Larson claimed the…

Thursday’s edition of USA Today included an editorial with this headline: “When pure profit drives drug development, you pay.” It told about the development of a drug called Makena, which went from a price of…

When Pastor Paul Miller tells his parishioners they are “messed up,” he’s greeted with a resounding “Amen.”It’s the core message of the church, Miller said, that “we recognize that we are broken, but God’s love…

Jack Bender turned an $85 investment at an auction several years into an avocational interest in the Civil War.He spoke at Humboldt Friday night and again Saturday afternoon in Iola at the Allen County Historical…

The unmistakable roar of dozens of motorcycles greeted motorists on the east side of Iola Saturday as participants gathered at Lucky Stop Travel Center to embark on a little joyride.That the event also served as…

Helen L. Brunkow, 69, of Topeka died Thursday, April 7, 2011.  She was born May 23, 1941, to F. Otis and S. Evelyn (Rose) Pearman in Iola.  She married Robert W. Ward in 1958 in…

RICHMOND — Crest Middle School girls and boys placed in events at Thursday’s Central Heights Middle School track meet.Here are the results: Eighth GradeGirls: shot put-2. Regan Morrison, 32’7”, 6. Krystal Cooper, 28’7”; 75-m hurdles-3.…

YATES CENTER  — Marmaton Valley High’s softball team captured two wins in its first outing of the season Thursday The MVHS Wildcats got past host Yates Center 11-10 and 15-12.Marmaton Valley High’s baseball team let…

EUREKA — Humboldt High’s track teams competed at Thursday’s Eureka High Invitational.Tanner McNutt won the 400-meter dash in 53.27 seconds. He had a personal-best leap of 19 feet, 6 inches to place second in the…

CHANUTE — Late-inning rallies worked and didn’t work for Allen County Community College’s softball team Thursday. The Red Devils finally got in the Jayhawk Eastern Division doubleheader at Neosho County Community College. The two teams…