On Monday night, Iola High School’s junior varsity football team hosted Burlington and came away with a 44-30 victory.The Mustangs were led by freshman running back Tayton Driskel, who ran for a team-high 256 yards…

RICHMOND — All three of Iola’s volleyball squads — varsity, JV and freshmen — hit the road Tuesday and faced off against Central Heights and Anderson County in the final regular-season matches of the year.…

If it means reinvigorating the country, Canadians are all for investing in their country. Thus the landslide election Monday for Justin Trudeau.Trudeau ran on a platform of raising taxes on the wealthy and investing in…

Iolans worried that the town is forever losing its talented young people to the enticements of larger cities can find comfort in the example of Morgan Dieker.The 24-year-old University of Kansas graduate, and native Iolan,…

The Rev. David Meier of Humboldt told Allen County commissioners many residents are just one incident away from being in dire straits.Meier surmised that maybe half of Allen Countians have enough income to meet expenses,…

YATES CENTER — The Humboldt High volleyball team defeated Yates Center and Sedan on Monday night.The Cubs beat the Wildcats in two sets (25-13, 25-22) before beating the Blue Devils in two sets (25-23, 25-19).Makaylah…

Dr. Christopher Lovett is all about old school baseball.He’s against designated hitters and he even thinks the game was better suited for radio, not TV.“It leaves it to the imagination of the audience,” Lovett said.So…

The slogan for humanity — presuming the very essence of 200,000 years worth of mankind could possibly be boiled down to one bumper-stickered, Twitter-friendly catchphrase that neatly sums up not only why we exist but…

Sun Stanford, 64, Richmond, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lone Elm Cemetery. Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel, Iola, is in charge of arrangements.…

Franklin Robert Payne, 79, LaHarpe, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.Cremation has taken place and memorial services will be announced later. Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel, Iola, assisted the family.…