A quick deficit was too much to overcome for Allen Community College’s women’s basketball, 86-53 against  Butler Monday night.“We knew it was going to be a tough game, but I still expected us to play…

Large scoring runs against Allen Community College’s men’s basketball team lifted Butler to a double-digit, 90-73 win Monday night.Butler started the first half on a 5-0 run to take the early lead. The Red Devils…

November “smells like victory,” Gov. Sam Brownback told a small crowd gathered on the courthouse lawn Saturday afternoon.State Treasurer Bob Estes and Sen. Pat Roberts’ daughter, Ashley, accompanied the governor as they campaigned across southeast…

Now, it’s up to the voters.A crowd of about 40 attended a town hall-style meeting at Iola’s Riverside Park to discuss the upcoming vote Tuesday to decide whether to build new elementary and high schools…

WAMEGO — Kohl Endicott didn’t finish where he wanted to at the Class 4A State Cross Country Meet on Saturday, placing 62nd out of 106 runners. He ran the 5-kilometer course in 18 minutes and…

SALINA — For the first time in Iola High Fillies volleyball history, the team placed at the state tournament. Iola took fourth at the Class 4A-II State Volleyball Tournament Saturday afternoon.The team ended the season…

E. Richard Houk, 86, rural Moran, died Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at Moran Manor.Richard was born Dec. 27, 1927, on a farm west of Moran, the son of Russell E. and Jennie M. (Whitlow) Houk.…

Dear editor,I am writing to show my support for the new school bond vote. I would like to preface my supporting opinion by stating I fully appreciate and respect all those who have expressed concerns…

Two state supreme court justices are up for re-election on Tuesday’s ballot.Gov. Sam Brownback would like you to give them the boot. Why? Because he would like to appoint their replacements.Supreme Court Justices Eric Rosen,…