The Allen Community College men’s basketball team failed in its attempt to knock off a second-consecutive ranked opponent at home on Tuesday when Garden City Community College was able to escape Iola with a 89-62…

One is a fluke, two is a coincidence and three is a pattern. That old saying certainly applies to how the Red Devils’ women’s basketball team has been playing of late  in route to three…

Allen County Regional Hospital patients, or at least their insurance carriers, will spend slightly more for their services.The hospital trustees approved Tuesday a 3 percent rate increase for hospital room services, part of their budget…

Santa’s elves disguised as Allen County commissioners Tom Williams, Jerry Daniels and Jim Talkington agreed Tuesday to give the county’s 105 employees a $200 bonus, for the second straight year.Also, those whose employment anniversary reaches…

Barbara Sherrill could think of no better place to donate a portion of her prized matryoshka doll collection.Sherrill, a retired third-grade instructor at Lincoln Elementary School, was on hand to give away 20 such dolls…

Above, McKinley Elementary School kindergartner Emaelia Dozier flashes a toothy grin Tuesday at the school’s annual Thanksgiving feast and party. Students donned Pilgrim and Native American garb for the meal. Others participating were fellow kindergartners,…

Iola seventh-grader T.J. Taylor takes down an opposing wrestler during Monday’s season finale tournament in Chanute. Results from the tournament were not available due to a malfunction with the scoring equipment. Full story and season…

EVANSVILLE, Ill. — Yates Center sophomore Hadley Splechter and junior Colin Bedell went to Evansville, Ill., on Saturday for the Cross Country Coaches National Youth Championships.“We qualified after we were top-15 in the state meet,”…

GULF SHORES, Ala. — Ricardo Banuelos was on a mission to prove that he is better than the 30th-place finish he had at the NJCAA National Championships last weekend and Kaitlyn Shoemaker was out to…

The treasures in our own backyards “There’s gold in them thar hills,” an old adage from the Gold Rush days, lifted the spirit of many a weary traveling soul. The flip side of that phrase…