Virginia Lee “Nanny” Sandlin, 68, Gas, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita.Virginia was born April 13, 1944, at Ft. Myers, Fla., the daughter of Wilbur Vernon and Fleta Mae…

Richard “Dick” Coykendall, 86, Humboldt, passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at Midland Care Hospice House in Topeka.Dick was born Aug. 26, 1926, on the family farm south of LaHarpe, the son of John O.…

WELLSVILLE — Iola Middle School’s seventh-grade boys went 2-0 Saturday to win the Wellsville Invitational Tournament.The Pony eighth-graders, meanwhile, went 1-1 to capture third place in their division.The seventh-graders raced to a  23-5 lead over…

Empty possessions down the stretch proved costly for Allen Community College’s men Saturday.Meanwhile, visiting Highland Community College’s Martell Collins drained a tie-breaking three-pointer with 1:25 left in regulation to give the Scotties a 61-58 lead…

Mark James noted Allen Community College’s women didn’t have to play a perfect game to upend undefeated and fourth-ranked Highland Community College Saturday.“But we needed to play better than we did,” James said.The Red Devils…

BURLINGTON — Iola High senior Chase Roettgen parlayed a day full of close calls to a second-place finish Saturday at the Burlington Wrestling Invitational.The 195-pound Roettgen narrowly missed winning his weight division outright, falling only…

“I always tried to do my best,” said Ralph Johnson Jr., who has  spent the last 50 years repairing dented and damaged cars in Iola.Twin Motors is closing its body shop, “just as soon as…

MORAN — Kailey Boyd quickly scored four points midway through the fourth period here Friday night to ice the Marmaton Valley girls’ victory over Crest High, 41-27.Boyd’s mini-outburst came on a runner in the lane…

MORAN — Crest High boys rang up a 20-point victory here last night, defeating Marmaton Valley’s Wildcats 57-37.“A win’s a win,” said Crest Coach Travis Hermreck, but allowed that he would have preferred to see…

FORT SCOTT — Iola High’s wrestlers are feeling the pain — literally — from their competition Thursday evening at a triangular meet with Pittsburg and Fort Scott.The Mustangs dropped six of eight contested matches against…