PLEASANTON — Humboldt High’s Cubs weren’t able to keep Central Heights High’s Vikings in check during the second half Saturday. Both teams had scoring runs in the first half with the Cubs holding a 27-24…

There’s nothing like sweeping a home doubleheader in Jayhawk Eastern Division basketball action. Allen County Community College’s Red Devil men posted their first conference victory of the season Saturday. The Red Devils finished an up-and-down…

BURLINGTON — No, it was not the type of game they wanted to end their run through the 19th Annual Burlington High Invitational. But there’s no doubt Iola High’s Mustangs are a different team in…

BURLINGTON — Iola High’s Fillies have seen leads evaporate in their five-game losing streak. It happened again in the seventh-place game of the 19th Annual Burlington High Invitational. It was different in Saturday afternoon’s game.…

Iola City Council members will discuss tonight whether to make the sale and shooting of fireworks in Iola’s city limits legal. A fireworks ban has been in place in Iola for years.  Shortly after being…

Allen County’s representation in Topeka will provide their first legislative update to constituents tonight. Legislators Rep. Bill Otto and Sen. Jeff King  along with Jana Shaver, Kansas Board of Education member, will address the public…

GAS — Blaine Lotz, 18, chanted his way to the Kansas Auctioneers Association livestock title on Friday, besting six competitors at the Southeast Kansas Stockyard here. If that weren’t enough, Lotz three days earlier in…

Shannon Denyce Bennett, Chanute, and Brian Ray Silcox, Iola, announce their engagement and approaching marriage on May 15 at the First Baptist Church in Chanute. The bride-elect is the daughter of Annette and Melvin Schoemaker,…

Steven and Megan Neville, Shawnee, announce the birth of a daughter, Violet Olivia, born Jan. 11, 2012, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She weighed 9 pounds, 3 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. She…

Bud and Karen Beecher will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Woodson County Rural Fire Barn, 809 W. Mary St., in Yates Center. The…