SALINA — Iola High’s wrestling team went up to the Class 4A Kansas State Wrestling Championships on Friday with three wrestlers and on the first day of competition saw all three pick up victories. “Getting…

The Allen Community College women’s basketball team will be short-handed today as they travel to Butler Community College for playoff action. Ashley Washington, Josie Reilly, DaMonica Franklin and Ariyah Sorrells have all been suspended for…

As area high schools, including Iola, wrap up the regular basketball season this week, the focus turns to Monday with the start of substate playoff action. Iola’s Mustangs and Fillies are scheduled to open Class…

It’s too bad Sen. Forrest Knox, R-Altoona, lets his pet peeves get in the way of his good intentions. In Senate Bill 410, Knox has created a pilot program for foster care families called CARE…

 Dear editor, The below email was sent to the Iola city council, city administration, and director of economic development. We have got to start taking care of each other and building the future together. When…

Roland “Scob” Dean Scobee, 80, Garnett, died Tuesday, Feb., 23, 2016, at Residential Living Center, Garnett. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, Garnett. Family will greet…

As a way to extend medical services to the area, the hospital is looking to expand the kinds of specialists it provides, said Tony Thompson, executive director of Allen County Regional Hospital. “We want to…

Iola City Council members will gather for a special meeting at 5:15 p.m. Monday to discuss an economic development request. While the meeting is open to the public, most of the discussion — perhaps all…

Iolan Kelly J. Neighbors, formerly of Eureka, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at his son’s home in Iola. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Koup Family Funeral Home in Eureka, with Jayme…

A new look for the Bowlus Fine Arts Center was given the go-ahead by USD 257 board members at their meeting Monday night. Called the “Bowlus Plaza,” the renovation will include an expanded entrance on…