PITTSBURG — Iola’s Special Olympics team members were at the Pittsburg YMCA Tuesday for a basketball skills showcase event. The local athletes fared well, with several top finishes. Individual results: Kobear Smith: second place individual…

PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been charged with first-degree murder after a Kansas woman was shot to death during the weekend. Bri’yon E. Baker, 23, of Mount Boswell, Tennessee, was charged Monday…

PITTSBURG — Iola’s High’s tennis team continues to excel as the 2021 season reaches the home stretch. Iola’s Miah Shelby and Keira Fawson both brought home second-place finishes in their respective singles competitions.  Shelby played…

CHANUTE — Some inexplicably sloppy play has Iola’s junior American Legion squad in a pinch. Pittsburg took full advantage of five Iola A Indian fielding errors in the first four innings, taking a 2-0 lead…

PITTSBURG — The Allen County Special Olympics adult team attended track and field events May 26 hosted by Pittsburg State University. Organizers noted participation was lower than a typical meet as life from the COVID-19…

PITTSBURG — It had been a while since some of the players had seen the field in an organized event. So even though Moran’s American Legion baseball team came up short on the scoreboard Tuesday,…

PITTSBURG — Iola’s senior American Legion baseball team opened the 2021 season Tuesday with plenty of hits, but not much drama. The Indians split a doubleheader with Pittsburg Post No. 64, erupting for a 13-4…

PITTSBURG — Iola High’s Chris Holloway kept up his busy week in fine fashion with his second top-10 golf finish in two days. One day after taking sixth at Iola’s invitational tournament, Holloway was 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…

PITTSBURG — Allen Community College’s Elka Billings and Rachel Bycroft have once again raked in some national hardware. Billings placed fifth and Bycroft sixth in the 5000-meter run at the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field…