Month: May 2017

OSAWATOMIE — Iola’s fabulous freshman continued the dominating start to her high school career on Thursday during the Francis Wendt Invitational in Osawatomie.Elysia Kunkler won the 100-meter dash, with a personal-best time of 12.99, and…

HUMBOLDT — Cubs’ coach Mike Miller was not pleased with how his team began the opener of Friday’s doubleheader against Lebo-Waverly, despite ending up with a 10-2 victory.“In the first game, I would have liked…

HUMBOLDT — With the Super Bowl of Allen County softball right around the corner, the Cubs were able to sweep Lebo-Waverly on Friday night to ensure that they entered Monday’s doubleheader against Iola with a…

Barbara Louise Wood, 65, Iola, died Sunday, April 23, 2017, at her home in Iola.A celebration of her life will be hosted by her family at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Iola Masonic Lodge, 213…

A steady rain did nothing to douse the enthusiasm Saturday surrounding the grand opening of Velo+ Bike Shop in Iola. A large crowd packed into the bike shop for a ribbon-cutting celebration featuring co-owners Vincent…

The Iola Public Library displayed artworks from some of Iola’s best homegrown artists Saturday in a meet-and-greet style exhibit. Scott Renyer took a photograph of the Downdraft carnival ride in action during Farm City Days.…

Young authors were joined with illustrator, E.B. Lewis and author Jewell Parker Rhodes, Friday, for a light dinner at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.Students wrote 567 books for this year’s Young Authors event and the…