Iola High’s softball team started 2013 on a rough note Thursday.After having only a handful of outdoor practices this week — attributable to recent cold, wet spells — the Fillies were greeted with pristine weather…

Spearheaded by senior Jordan Strickler, Iola High’s tennis team won their fair share of matches Thursday afternoon.The Mustangs were greeted with storybook weather conditions (with a touch of wind) against Parsons, Independence and Columbus.Strickler, in…

A pair of solid pitching performances, coupled with timely hitting, gave Iola High’s baseball team a season-opening doubleheader sweep Thursday.The Mustangs spotted visiting Chanute a 5-1 lead going into the fourth inning of the opener…

Since the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility (ACARF) opened its doors roughly two and a half years ago business has been booming.If only that were a good thing.Truth is, almost since day one the animal…

Since the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility (ACARF) opened its doors roughly two and a half years ago business has been booming.If only that were a good thing.Truth is, almost since day one the animal…

Peggy Jo Sutterby McNally, 72, Windham, Conn., beloved wife of Thomas J. McNally, passed away on Jan. 21, 2013. Born in Iola on May 18, 1940, she was the daughter of Walter and Faye Sutterby.She…

Eugenia Arnold, 86, Palestine, Texas, passed away March 4, 2013, at Palestine Regional Medical Center. Eugenia graduated from Iola High School and completed one year of community college. Eugenia taught for one year in a…

Robert “Bobby” William Latta Jr., 89, Iola, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Robert was born in Wichita to Robert Sr. and Etta (King) Latta. He grew up in Harper…

The new Common Core curriculum is coming under fire by no less than Kansas legislators — our new experts in education.Besides taking umbrage at the Kansas Supreme Court’s role in deciding how schools should be…

COLONY — On April 2, Anderson County residents will have a decision to make regarding a new hospital — and hospital affiliates say the county needs one more than ever.A town meeting was held in…