Basketball and wrest-ling postseason assignments have been set for Kansas high school teams in 2012.Wrestling regionals are Feb. 17-18. State wrestling tournaments are Feb. 24-25.Basketball substates are Feb. 27-March 3. There are eight substate tournaments…

ERIE – Four years in – only three years of varsity competition – and Iola High’s wrestling team is 5-0 for the first time.The Mustang varsity swept triple dual action hosted by Erie High Thursday.…

INDEPENDENCE – Iola High’s Mustangs rallied for a five-point deficit to forge a 41-41 tie with 36 seconds remaining in Friday night’s game.Christian Kauth’s back-to-back baskets put the Mustangs in a position to win the…

INDEPENDENCE – Lisa McFadden, Lauren Toney and Hannah Endicott stepped the free-throw line in the final 30 seconds and delivered for Iola High’s Fillies.In a tight non-league game with host Independence High’s Lady Bulldogs, Iola…

  Gary McIntosh sees the new Allen County Community Foundation as “a guardian angel for people’s dreams.” Still in its infancy, the foundation will help fund projects of non-profit organizations throughout the county. A $500,000…

MOUND CITY — Marmaton Valley High’s Wildcat squads had a rough start to Three Rivers League play Tuesday night. On the road against Jayhawk-Linn High’s Jayhawk teams, Marmaton Valley did not fare well. The Jayhawk…

  Anwar Perry could not believe what he was watching. Allen County Community College’s Red Devil men were on the verge — 2.4 seconds — from winning in overtime Monday night. But the ACCC men’s…

Football fans from across Kansas and other parts of the country with connections with Kansas State and Pittsburg State are traveling to big college football games. On Saturday, the Pitt State fans are invading Florence,…

  After five years at the helm of Iola High School’s football program, Rick Horton resigned. The USD 257 Board of Education accepted Horton’s resignation at its meeting Monday night. Horton took over the head…

  Fashion on a budget is why Kelly Sigg’s new store, Audacious Boutique, is Iola’s newest success. “We’re very happy with sales,” she said. “Of course, this is my first venture in retail, but so…