The supercommittee turned out to be a dud. Charged with devising a plan to reduce the deficit by $1.2 trillion by Thanksgiving, the 12 members came up with — zero.Democrats said the problem was that…

A putback basket at the buzzer by Taylor Heslop forged a 21-21 tie and forced the eighth-grade A-team game into overtime here Monday.Heslop led the Iola Middle School Ponies to a 27-24 victory in overtime…

Lukas Görlach, after a fashion, is on sabbatical this school year.An exchange student from Jena, Germany, Lukas is living with the Ruth St. Clair family.In a matter-of-fact assessment, Lukas said he found classes here relatively…

Barbie Daugharthy’s plea is short and sweet.“Help,” she said. “We need it.”Daugharthy and fellow Iolans Cheryl Sparks and Teresa Gribble are spearheading the annual Adopt-A-Child effort to get Christmas gifts to needy children in the…

Allen County Community College’s drama students will examine love in all its shapes and stages with the upcoming theatrical production “Almost, Maine.”The play runs Dec. 1-3 at the ACCC Theatre. Tickets are now on sale…

A suspect who led Humboldt and Allen County officers on an eight-mile chase late Monday afternoon before crashing his vehicle remained at large today.He is Garrett Grimm Cleaver, 26, of rural Colony.“He is armed with…

Johanna Elizabeth “Aunt Pete” Robinson, 95, of Garnett died on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 at Anderson County Hospital in Garnett.Mass of Christian Burial was this morning at Holy Angels Catholic Church, Garnett. Interment followed in…

Shanna L. (Stahl) Bruner, 44, of Neosho Falls, died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, at Hospice House in Hutchinson.She was born April 21, 1967 at Fort Yates, N.D. In the fall of 1969, she came to…

NEOSHO, Mo — Allen County Community College’s women struggled offensively in this weekend’s Crowder Classic.The Red Devils were held to just 14 points in a 72-45 loss Friday night to North Arkansas College. On Saturday…

COFFEYVILLE — Ben Cooper, Brice Aiello and Andrew Garber posted undefeated records and captured gold medals at Coffeyville’s Roosevelt Middle School’s wrestling tournament Saturday.The three Iola Middle School wrestlers won their respectively weight brackets. The…