Nathan Tavarez, 11-year-old cousin of Iolan Kristi Tavarez, remains in critical condition at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas.The boy suffered severe wounds from a 20-gauge shotgun blast Tuesday morning at Berrendo Middle School, Roswell,…

Being able to teach music is more than just a job to Matt Kleopfer.“The best part is watching the kids mature, succeed and be excited,” Kleopfer said. “I’m not just a music teacher but a…

Iola High’s basketball teams will contend with loaded Burlington Invitational Tournament fields starting Tuesday.Both the Mustangs and Fillies are at 4-4, yet both will be in the bottom half of their respective brackets.Iola’s boys are…

COFFEYVILLE — While host Coffeyville Community College found some offensive rhythm after halftime Wednesday, the visiting Allen Community College women were stuck in neutral.The host Red Ravens were able to extend a 23-19 halftime lead…

COFFEYVILLE — One year after struggling through one of the roughest years in school history — winning only six of 37 games — Allen Community College’s men showed once again Wednesday just how different life…

Last Friday the community of Garden City lost an orthopedic surgeon to a traffic accident.Dr. Michael Baughman was killed from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle rollover accident. He was not wearing a seatbelt when…

“It’s the Union’s turn,” said Cliff Ralston, as he encouraged Allen County commissioners to make the Humboldt Union the county’s official newspaper for 2014. Two years ago the Union won the right to publish county…

A cousin of Iolan Kristi Tavarez was critically wounded Tuesday in a school shooting in Roswell, N.M.Nathan Tavarez, 11, was one of two victims shot while at Berrendo Middle School in Roswell, N.M., just before…

County Counselor Alan Weber’s assessment that it was perfectly legal for Iola to include all of the city in its Neighborhood Revitalization Program zone was good enough for Tom Williams.Williams, noting that “the city voted…

There were plenty of open seats during Tuesday evening’s special city council meeting, but those there had a lot to say about the annexation of Country Estates.Iola City Council members met at the Bass Community…