Alta “Allie” Tennyson, 44, Iola, passed away Tuesday at the St. Luke Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo.A celebration of life service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Potts Chapel, Independence,  with Pastor Mike Adam…

Charlie Apt was never bashful.Apt had a private law practice in Iola and was city attorney for many years before his death in 2000.Some of the more delightful of my news-gathering experiences were attending city…

A collective sigh of relief was felt round the state Friday morning when the Kansas Supreme Court issued its decision that Kansas schools, indeed, are not receiving adequate funding. We could relax, knowing the decision…

PARSONS — Allen Community College’s bats fell silent Friday, and resulted in a pair of losses.The Red Devils managed just two runs on six hits in the opener, a 6-2 loss to Labette Community College.Labette…

Big innings spelled big trouble for Allen Community College Thursday.Visitors from Cowley County broke open a pitchers duel with three runs in both the third and fourth innings of the first game of a doubleheader,…

WAVERLY — Southern Coffey County High’s boys were successful in their first step toward a possible state playoff bid Thursday.Now all the Titans have to do to make it to the Class 1A-I state tournament…

CHETOPA — Crest High’s boys did just what they needed to survive and advance Thursday.The Lancers withstood the hot shooting hand of Argonia’s Garrett Wells by scoring 19 in the fourth quarter to erase a…

WELLSVILLE — Any hopes of advancing in the Class 3A substate bracket were stymied Thursday evening for the Humboldt Cubs, under the suffocating press of the Wellsville Eagles.The Cubs were eliminated from tournament play 60-41.“We just…

GARNETT — In what their head coach described as a team effort in every sense of the word, Iola High’s Mustangs are one win away from their first substate championship in more than 30 years.Iola…

GARNETT — For all the clouds the first half offered Iola High’s Fillies Thursday — they had only one point by the midpoint of the second period — there remained a distinct silver lining.Even though…