The “boys of summer” are becoming the “boys of fall” in Iola.More than 70 youngsters participated in a pair of independent fall baseball leagues this fall.Iolan Jeff White organized the league, which began in early…

YATES CENTER — Take away several misadventures with their punting game, and Yates Center High was able to put up quite a fight against powerful Marais des Cygnes Valley High Friday night.But the special teams…

HUMBOLDT — Head Coach K.B. Criss has a good mindset going into district play, especially after enduring a 47-0 lashing courtesy of the Caney Valley Bullpups Friday night.“We need to bounce back and prepare out tails…

UNIONTOWN — The painful lessons continue for the Marmaton Valley Wildcats, but Coach Dan Uhlrich sees the remainder of the season as a test for his players.The Wildcats dropped a district matchup in Uniontown 58-12…

COFFEYVILLE — Iola High’s volleyball team picked up a road split Thursday, defeating host Field Kindley High of Coffeyville in straight sets, 25-20, 25-15, before falling in three sets to Labette County, 25-22, 20-25, 25-13.The…

PARSONS — Faced with some of their toughest competition of the season Friday, Iola High’s Fillies tennis team failed to advance to the second day of the Class 4A Regionals, but still showed marked improvement…

While district play hasn’t yet started, and Iola High isn’t even assured of a Pioneer League championship, Friday’s 38-20 win over Wellsville was “a big step forward for our program,” head coach Doug Kerr said.Still…

On Oct. 11, 1953, on a beautiful fall Sunday, Shirley Ann Agin and Kendall H. Ashford were united in marriage. The wedding took place in the First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, Iola.They will celebrate…

A woman called the other night to ask about a bit of Iola history. She wondered if I knew the name of a hotel on South Washington, and not the Kelley.After a second or two…

It’s corny, but every fall and spring I’m especially thankful for the citywide pickup of extra-size refuse. We hauled out guttering, an old grill, fencing, and indoor/outdoor carpeting that had failed the latter description. Astroturf…