Project 17 — the Southeast Kansas regionalization initiative — has won $1 million in leadership training through the Kansas Leadership Center’s Academy for Team Leadership initiative, the Leadership Center’s office announced today. The Leadership Center…

A quintet of Iola High School students know a thing or two about history. Brad Bazo, Cody Cokely, Eli Grover, Tristan Sigfusson and Jason Tidd have proven as much by earning a shot at the…

The Friends of the Bowlus have offered one of its properties rent-free to the Iola Arts and Literacy Project proposed to the Iola school board earlier this week. The preschool project, which would integrate fine…

Kady and Zack McIntyre, Yates Center, announce the birth of a daughter, Zoey Malynn McIntyre, born Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at Coffey County Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and was 20 inches long.…

INDEPENDENCE — With just seven players on the team, it’s tough when one calls in sick. Iola High’s Mustang tennis team opened the 2012 season without its No. 1 singles player. Zeph Larney, a junior,…

HUMBOLDT — Modified March Madness kicks off the 2012 dirt racing season at Humboldt Speedway this weekend. The United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) brings the Casey’s Cup racing to the Speedway Friday and Saturday.…

Despite being the visitors on their home scoreboard Tuesday afternoon, Allen Community College’s Red Devils notched two “road” wins in Jayhawk Eastern Division softball action. Allen was to have played at Fort Scott Community College…

GAS — A dedicated south-bound alley will be upgraded part way through a block on the west side of Gas between Martin and Morrill streets at the urging of Mayor Darrel Catron. Catron lives at…

Dispatchers at the Allen County’s 911 center soon will have high-tech advantage when they help people facing an emergency. County commissioners Tuesday morning authorized expenditure of $70,539 to purchase programs that will permit dispatchers to…

Supporters of Iola’s Community Involvement Task Force/PRIDE Committee can help raise funds and win some goodies all at the same time. A silent auction and drawing sponsored by CITF for the upcoming Iola Area Chamber…