Head coach Becky Carlson and her Iola girls’ basketball team left last Saturday’s loss to Anderson County knowing they would soon get the opportunity for the last word.  Six days and three games later they…

GARNETT — A challenging game after a challenging week awaited the Iola girls on Saturday.  After having two straight games postponed due to weather, the Fillies hit the court for a rare weekend game on…

Iola High School students interested in a career in the automotive industry could have an option to earn certification, if an area school proceeds with plans to add the program. Anderson County is considering adding…

Franklin County to lease hospital OTTAWA — Franklin County commissioners cleared the way for Ransom Memorial Hospital to join AdventHealth under a lease. The hospital’s board of trustees signed a letter of intent to affiliate…

Heading into Tuesday’s triangular with Santa Fe Trail and Anderson County, the Iola volleyball team was riding high as winners of three of their last four matches, fresh off of consecutive sweeps. The Fillies did…

High School Football: Bulldogs 42, Mustangs 6 GARNETT — Frustration gave way to an apathetic effort on the part of the Iola Mustang football team Friday night in their 42-6 road bell-ringing at the hands…

Sewer work needed under highway YATES CENTER — Two large piles of dirt on both sides of Highway 75, along with heavy equipment, are part of a repair project to replace sections of sewer under…

Middle School Volleyball: Iola Ponies The Iola Pony eighth grade volleyball A-team came away with a sweep Thursday over Anderson County. The B-Team fell in five sets. The A-team won 25-23, 25-16 and 25-18. “This…

A Springfield, Mo., man was struck and killed by a passing vehicle early Sunday, in an apparent hit-and-run, Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy confirmed. Billy Lee Montgomery, 26, was declared dead at the scene of…