Month: October 2013

CHANUTE — Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders ended their 2013 season in thrilling fashion Monday, winning their last match of the season against host Royster.The Ponies dropped their first two matchess, falling to Meadowview, 25-11, 27-25,…

FORT SCOTT — Allen Community College’s volleyball players weren’t ready to go home quite yet.Trailing host Fort Scott 2 sets to 1, the Red Devils fought tooth and nail in the fourth set, eventually forcing…

STILLWATER, Okla. — Body language can be telling.As a pack of Allen Community College cross country runners neared the final stretch of their 8-kilometer jaunt through the slick hillsides of central Oklahoma, their eyes —…

CHANUTE — Iola High’s Chyanne Vaughn capped her junior varsity tennis season in style Monday, winning two of three matches in competition Monday at Chanute High School.Vaughn, playing in No. 1 singles, narrowly missed a…

A spirited comeback, buoyed by a brilliant defensive play in the fourth quarter, helped Iola High’s junior varsity come all the way back from a 14-0 deficit.But a 48-yard touchdown pass from the Buffalos’ Trent…

Carmen (Ramirez) Ornelas, 84, Humboldt, passed away Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, at the Webb City Health and Rehab Center.Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Humboldt.…

Bill Thornhill, 78, Lecanto, Fla., passed away Sept. 6, 2013. He was born March, 3, 1935, in Humboldt. He was a heavy equipment operator in the pipeline industry for 58 years.Survivors include his wife Barbara…