As the third hour of Bruce Springsteen’s set came to a close, my girlfriend, Shay, and I exchanged exasperated looks. It seemed hard to believe that I could be more tired than the 63-year-old man…

COLONY — Crest Middle School’s boys basketball teams had a rough go of it Monday.The A team squad fell to visiting Uniontown 42-8. Nate Berry scored four points for the Lancers. Carter Messenger and Gage…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s boys A team was clicking on offense Monday. Unfortunately, so was the Wildcats’ opponent.Visiting Westphalia rolled to a 62-41 win in the boys A team contest. Marmaton Valley, meanwhile,…

Sewage issues have prompted a schedule change for Iola High School’s basketball teams early in the season. Iola’s boys and girls will play a preseason tournament Dec. 4-7 in Burlington after tournament officials abandoned their…

Shirley Sue (Burgess) Froelich, 76, passed away at 3:10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 at Deseret Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Oswego following an illness.Shirley was born Sept. 2, 1936 in Iola. Her parents were Eugene…

HUMBOLDT — Christmas may be five weeks off, but Terry Butts isn’t one to wait.She has her shop, Terry’s Home Decor and More, 107 S. Ninth St., all decked out with Christmas finery, including 16…

HUMBOLDT — City Attorney Fred Works urged Humboldt councilmen Monday night to soft-pedal plans to require two property owners to repair roofs and one to paint his house.While the roofs don’t appear to be in…

Most people in the work force have a uniform or a type of clothing they wear, indicating it’s time for work. For Vegas, Iola’s therapy dog, it’s when his harness goes on.“When he puts it…

The words “EMS” and “merger” were not mentioned in Monday night’s city council and county commission meeting at the Bowlus’ Creitz Recital Hall — rather the two groups focused on community.The meeting was planned to…

It took Assistant Secretary Linda Craghead 10 years to “get it,” but now she believes the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism department has the potential to show off what the state has to offer.In a…