BURLINGTON — Bill Freeman, one of Kansas’ pre-eminent coaching legends who won his first football title in Le Roy, died Friday at the age of 84.Freeman suffered from Alzheimer’s disease in recent years, and had…

In this season of giving, Iola’s Tracy Keagle shows how it’s done.Keagle was the driving force behind this past weekend’s parade and Santa’s Toy Shop on the Iola downtown square, where hundreds of children received…

Elsie M. Dingus, 97, Spring Hill, formerly of Kincaid, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at her home.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Kincaid-Selma United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the…

Charles A. “Charlie” Heffern, 84, Iola, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola. To sign the…

Peggy Ann Ferree, 78, lifelong resident of Woodson County, passed away Saturday night, Dec. 19, 2015, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola.She was born Sept. 30, 1937, in Woodson County, the daughter of Carl…

LAHARPE — Howard Foster has bid adieu to a lifelong career on the road.Foster, who celebrates his 80th birthday the day after Christmas, was feted Saturday by scores of former and current co-drivers, family and…

The Mustangs needed patience. The Fillies needed consistency.Both came up short.In their final games of the 2015 calendar year, Iola High’s boys and girls basketball teams were defeated by the visiting Prairie View Buffalos on…

The Iola High JV and freshman teams took on Prairie View before the varsity squads closed out the night.In the JV girls game, the Fillies defeated the Buffalos, 40-34.Twelve different players scored for Iola to…

HUMBOLDT — Friday was not quite the way David Taylor was hoping to enter the Christmas break.His Humboldt High squad was plagued by turnovers, missed free throws and some ice-cold shooting from the floor.Even with…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s girls began and ended their final pre-Christmas contest in fine fashion Friday evening.It was everything in between that proved troublesome.Visiting Neodesha High outscored the Lady Cubs 23-6 over a 10-minute stretch…