Iola High’s Mustang junior varsity picked up two more wins at home Thursday. One came realitively easy, 14-4, and the other not so easy. Tied 1-1 going into the bottom of the fifth — and…

Free physicals for all USD 257 students (6th grade to 12th grade) who plan on going out for athletics next year will be given Tuesday. Physicals will start at 7 a.m. at the Iola High…

COLUMBUS — Iola High’s Mustangs haven’t been near the top let alone have an individual sitting atop the Southeast Kansas League golf standings for a long time, if ever. After a one-two finish at Thursday’s…

PITTSBURG — Iola High’s Mustangs were 1-2 in those “play-in” matches at Thursday’s Southeast Kansas League tennis tournament. It was the final SEK tournament for Iola, which becomes a member of the Pioneer League next…

Esther Irene Lansky, 91, of Iola, formerly of Humboldt, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Allen County Hospital in Iola. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Galemore Cemetery, rural Humboldt. Memorials…

Charles Nicholas Thummel, 79, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at his home in Thayer. Charles was born in Tipton, on July 13, 1932, the son of Joseph and Anna (Simeon) Thummel. He attended Piqua…

Myrtle G. Johnson, 87, formerly of rural Moran, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Barone Alzheimer’s Care Center in Nevada, Mo. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in…

Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian mass killer, vehemently declared himself to be sane at his trial. Those who declare him demented, he said, are only trying to dismiss his crusade against Muslims as the rantings…

The Kansas Republican Party wants its candidates for the Legislature to sign a pledge of allegiance to the party leadership after the November elections.  Amanda Adkins, chairwoman of the state Republican Party, explained in a…

FORT SCOTT — Tessa Olson ran second in the 400-meter dash at Tuesday’s Fort Scott High JV Invitational track meet. The Marmaton Valley High freshman ran the race in 1 minute, 8.7 seconds. Dawn Hobbs…