“Silent films were never really silent,” Buster Keaton aficionado Martha Jett told school children in Iola Thursday. “There was always music” that expressed the emotion of the film.Jett, in town for the annual Buster Keaton…

Kevin and Diane Diehl, Olathe, announce the birth of a son, Alexander Michael, born Sept. 21, 2010, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 19 inches long. He joins…

Bob and Erin Fenn, Henderson, Nev., announce the birth of a son, Robert Easton, born Sept. 13, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nev. He weighed 8 pounds and was 20 inches long.Maternal grandparents are former Iolans…

A quick start didn’t ignite the fire Allen County Community College Red Devil volleyball team needed Wednesday night.The Red Devils opened the Jayhawk Eastern Division home match with Highland Community College’s Scotties with a four-point…

Allen County Community College’s men had four or five shots on goal in the first half but were denied.Then again the Red Devil defense and Zack Hanks denied Neosho County Community College’s Panthers also. It…

Winning the line of scrimmage — that one-yard patch between the offensive line and the defensive line — determines which team wins the game. That’s pretty simple.Iola High’s Mustangs and Columbus High’s Titans are both…

Winning the line of scrimmage — that one-yard patch between the offensive line and the defensive line — determines which team wins the game. That’s pretty simple.Iola High’s Mustangs and Columbus High’s Titans are both…

Iola High’s Fillies only have one home tennis meet a season. It was slated for Sept. 2 but was rained out and moved to Wednesday.Independence and Parsons were able to make it back to Iola.…

Voters will decide Nov. 2 whether to increase a countywide sales tax by 1/4 of a cent to go toward a new Allen County Hospital.Members of the Allen County Healthcare Committee address questions about the…

Here are the major benefits in the health care act that take effect this week, as reported by the Associated Press:— Young adults can remain on their family’s health plan until they turn 26.— Free…