BURLINGTON — Humboldt High’s Cubs were cold then hot Monday in Tri-Valley League baseball action against host Burlington High’s Wildcats.According to Cub head coach Mike Miller, pitching and defense were the big factors in the…

EMPORIA — The first outdoor track meet of Allen County Community College’s 2011 season was a small one. But the Red Devil athletes had a strong showing at Saturday’s Emporia State Spring Open.Kyran Stewart not…

BURLINGTON — Yates Center High’s Jake Morrison claimed the seventh-place medal at Burlington High’s golf tournament Tuesday.Morrison shot an 80 (40-40). The first-place medalist was Joey Morrisey of Pleasanton, who won a tiebreaker as four…

OSWEGO — Uniontown High’s girls can go the distance. Uniontown High’s boys work hard in the field.Uniontown High’s track teams began the 2011 season Tuesday at the Oswego High Invitational.Freshman Kelli Wilkinson set a new…

Three strokes separated the top three golfers in Wednesday’s Iola Middle School Invitational.Matt Percy of Central Heights captured the top medalist spot with a 36 for the nine-hole event. Percy is the son of Iola…

A traffic stop Wednesday resulted in officers drawing their weapons on a pair of occupants of a highway transport parked along Madison Avenue, before it became evident that what officers considered a knife was instead…

In March, Hope Unlimited Child Advocacy Center Director Donita Garner interviewed 15 children who were referred to the center due to accusations of abuse or neglect.Too often parents who are stressed trying to make ends…

Any outlaws fixin’ to rustle some cows or rob a stagecoach best think of avoiding Iola, Kansas.Otherwise, they could have some of Bill Shirley’s men on their tail.Shirley, voted Tuesday to become Iola’s next mayor,…

ERIE — Marmaton Valley competed in Monday’s Erie High golf tournament, opening the 2011 season.The Wildcats finished seventh with a team score of 427. Caney Valley won the tournament with a 336.Dalton Houk led the…

PLEASANTON — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s track teams competed in Monday’s Pleasanton Junior High track meet.The Wildcat eighth-grade boys finished first in their division. They had three first-place finishes in events.Marmaton Valley’s seventh-grade boys were…