Wednesday was a painful learning experience — at times literally — for Allen Community College’s women. The Red Devils dropped their second straight match, falling 4-0 to visiting Coffeyville Wednesday. The loss puts ACC…

HUMBOLDT — Several Humboldt High junior varsity volleyball players racked up stats aplenty Monday in a series of matches between the Lady Cubs and Marmaton Valley High.The Lady Cubs won three of five matches, 21-25,…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s volleyball team went 2-1 on the day Tuesday, with a thrilling finale to send fans home happy.The Wildcats won in straight sets over Jayhawk-Linn in a pair of nailbiters, 25-23,…

GARNETT — Forgive Teri Carlin if she doesn’t have any fingernails today.The Iola Middle School head volleyball coach saw her eighth-grade A-team work its way through four nerve-wracking sets on the way to victory over…

LACYGNE — The fourth time apparently was the charm for Prairie View High against Iola High’s Fillies.After Iola won the first three volleyball matches the teams played this season, the squads matched up again on…

A festive atmosphere greeted more than 360 cross country runners Tuesday, as competitors from 26 schools flocked to Iola for the Doc Stiles Invitational.With medals aplenty, local runners offered up a good showing for fans…

Lisa Haven’s infatuation with early American cinema started at a young age, middle school to be exact.“They used to show comedy films during our lunch hour,” Haven said during an interview over the phone. “I…

Dr. Frank Scheide will explore the pervasive phenomena of McCarthyism during the Buster Keaton Celebration this weekend.Scheide will discuss the anti-communist movement of the early 1950s with James Karen, actor and longtime friend of the…

Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series on the Affordable Care Act, the government’s attempt to provide healthcare for every U.S. citizen. Today’s focus is on senior citizens. Thursday will include the…

In a strange turn of parliamentary procedure, Allen County commissioners put off for a week ratifying an agreement to merge county and Iola ambulance services. The action — or inaction — came at the commissioners’…