TOPEKA — Andrew Garber, the lone Allen County Kids Wrestling Club’s Mat Warrior to qualify for state, went 2-2 at last weekend’s 2011 USA Kansas Kids Wrestling State Tournament.Garber competed in the 12-and-under 150-pound division.…
INDEPENDENCE — It was cold and windy but the high school golfers did have a little sunshine Thursday afternoon at the Independence High Invitational golf tournament.Iola High’s Mustangs finished eighth as a team with a…
On the final day of March, the rain and cold weather won out over most of the high school and junior college spring sports Thursday.Iola High’s softball and baseball doubleheaders at home against Coffeyville were…
“I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not.” — Coach Norman Dale, from the movie “Hoosiers.” With all the prattle I’ve heard the past week on the radio about…
At Sunday’s performance of the Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center the audience will be captured with a blur of movement, hoop dancing, powerful drums, fancy and traditional dancing, soaring…
LAHARPE — Iola isn’t the only community with a hotly contested city election.LaHarpe is sporting a race of six candidates vying for two seats. A third seat, vacated by Gerald Clay shortly after the filing…
Dear Editor,Sixteen years ago I left Iola, because I didn’t like some of the rules that were being put in place. Now I find myself back here trying to raise my daughter.Well, to get to…
Rick Santorum was a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and now wants to be president.He shouldn’t be, because he doesn’t think very well. To illustrate, he told a radio station host Tuesday that Social Security was…