HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt JV football team fell to Caney Valley, 34-6, at home Monday. The Cubs (1-1) were held to one touchdown on a Mason Sterling carry. Humboldt beat Fredonia in week one action. …

Iola’s eighth grade A and B volleyball teams hosted Osawatomie Monday.  The eighth grade Mustangs came out on top in three of four sets while the seventh-graders won one of four sets.  Iola’s eighth-graders won…

YATES CENTER — Local junior high volleyball teams matched up at Yates Center Monday evening. Moran split against Colony and Yates Center. Marmaton Valley lost to the Yates Center Wildcats  in two sets, 25-15 and…

Frances Irene Scearce, age 75, of Iola, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, at St. Francis Via Christi in Wichita. She was born Dec. 19, 1947, to Lewis Amos Hunt and Vera Valeda Thompson. However,…

Members of Kappa Alpha met for an evening social at Iola’s First Christian Church Aug. 21.  Members were divided into two teams for a scavenger hunt around town.  The hunt included both clues to photograph…

It’s important to remain hopeful after retirement, guest speaker Amber Jewell told Allen County Area Retired School Personnel Sept. 6. Jewell was the guest speaker for the group’s monthly meeting. Even retired educators still have…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs signed Chris Jones to a new one-year contract Monday, which should end the All-Pro defensive tackle’s holdout and could mean he will be back on the…

PAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — There isn’t enough evidence to charge the BTK serial killer in the 1976 disappearance of a 16-year-old girl, an Oklahoma prosecutor said Monday despite statements from law enforcement officials calling Dennis…

David Toland’s experience as a student at Allen Community College was brief. He enrolled in a handful of summer classes between his freshman and sophomore years while he attended the University of Kansas. His class…

Next term will be agonizing for the Supreme Court. Some combination of voters and courts will determine whether Donald Trump becomes president again and whether he goes to prison. President Joe Biden’s son has a…