Month: April 2021

Once a new science and technology building is completed, it will be another year or so before the old one comes down. USD 257 board members decided to hold off on demolition of the science…

While the event may have been smaller in terms of sheer numbers, Iola Middle School’s annual track and field extravaganza still featured plenty of excitement. Seven schools attended the Terry Lower Invitational at Iola’s Riverside…

Chris Weide insisted to anyone, but especially to his Iola High softball players, that they were a better team than they realized. It may have taken a bit longer than he wanted, but the Fillies…

Tuesday gave every indication it just wasn’t going to be the Mustangs’ night. After dropping the opener of their twin bill against visiting Anderson County, Iola High’s baseball team found itself trailing 8-1 in the…

PITTSBURG — Iola High’s tennis team continues to show growth as the season progresses. The Mustangs traveled to Pittsburg Tuesday to face a number of faces, both new and old. Riccardo Barbarossa captured third place…

Iola Middle School has started its golf season in flying fashion with strong showings at Independence April 5, with its home match at Allen County Country Club April 6, and then Monday at Pittsburg’s Four…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals catcher Salvador Perez picked David Fletcher off third with the bases loaded for the final out in the ninth inning, helping the Kansas City Royals beat Shohei Ohtani and…

Jaimie Jensen and her daughters Quinn, age 3, and Baylor, 17 months, enjoyed not only a beautiful day Tuesday but also a new mural painted along the Lehigh Portland Trail. Rodrigo Alvarez and Isaac Tapia…

HUMBOLDT — Aging water storage and water lines are forcing Humboldt city council members to set in motion a $10 million upgrade. A 2018 engineering report pegged the cost at $9.9 million. Three years later,…

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials announced Tuesday that the state is suspending distribution of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccines as federal health officials investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. “Just as important as…