Month: February 2017

WELLSVILLE — In stark contrast to last Thursday’s game — where the Fillies got off to a great start and were able to lead Wellsville for a majority of the game before the Eagles surged…

WELLSVILLE — Playing defense is a lot easier when you are accustomed to having a 6-7 big man with a massive wingspan watching your back.That fact was on display in the Mustangs’ 69-59 loss in…

Before the Senate voted Friday (22-18) to move along an income tax bill originating in the House and mostly rescind income tax cuts of 2012-13, Sen. Caryn Tyson led an effort for another approach.She favored…

Kendall Hubert Ashford, 92, Iola, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, at Windsor Place in Iola.Kendall was born Aug. 9, 1924, in Iola to Henry Tully and Anna Estelle (Smith) Ashford. He graduated from Iola High…

Local author Donna Hawk Regehr, Iola, depicts the ravishing tale of a young woman’s escape from an experimental world in the dystopian adventure, “Mercy, Me” published December 2016. “There is nothing more exciting than holding…

The recent spell of warm weather has given Val McLean spring fever.He’s hoping the fever spreads to gardeners far and wide.McLean, who owns the property that serves as home for the Elm Creek Community Garden…

The Allen Community College baseball team’s scorching-hot start to the season continued on Monday with a dominating performance in a home sweep of Ottawa University’s junior varsity.Game one saw the Red Devils cruise to a…

Last Saturday, Iola senior Colton Toney and Humboldt wrestlers Dagen Goodner, Noah Johnson and Gunner Elder all punched their tickets to the Kansas State Championships. Now they know who they will be facing on the…

Some familiar names for local high school softball fans helped spark a 4-0 Allen Community College  game-one victory over Oklahoma Wesleyan’s junior varsity on Monday in Iola.It started in the pitcher’s circle where sophomore Raegan…

The legal system in America is based on the simple ideas of fulfilling the promises made and obeying the rules. For centuries people were forced to submit to a king that they did not choose…