Making gingerbread houses has become somewhat of a family tradition in the Dunne home — no matter how messy the outcome is. “That was probably the hardest part,” Lisa Dunne said, while holding her four-year-old…

Gingerbread creations are beginning to pop up in Iola store windows as the 7th annual Gingerbread Walk begins. Barbara Chalker Anderson and her family have designed gingerbread structures every year for the walk. “We always…

ARMA — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s one-two punch of Justice Pugh and Trevor Wilson led the way to a Wildcat A team victory Monday. Pugh scored 19 points and Wilson 13 as the Wildcats rolled…

Coffeyville’s Field Kindley High got off to a rousing start Saturday in the Class 4A state championship game, scoring on its second play from scrimmage.Destin Downing scored on a 62-yard run to give the Golden…

With the winter sports season just days away from starting, postseason assignments for area high school basketball teams and the Iola High wrestling team have been announced.Iola will have to get past only three other…

Katie Weide couldn’t have picked a better time for her only basket of the night Monday.Weide’s shot from inside with about 10 seconds left in overtime lifted the Iola Middle School seventh-grade B team to…

With footballs, volleyballs and cross country shoes safely tucked away for the season, area high-schoolers can now set their sights on winter sports.Iola High’s Mustang and Fillies basketball squads will join scores of others on…

While annual rainfall this year across Allen County has relieved drought conditions caused by shortages in 2011-12, the effects remain.Tree trimmers, especially, are dealing with the damages. “It’s been a lot busier than the past couple…

Kansas for Liberty has issued a 10-point manifesto for the 2014 Legislature.The Wichita-based Kansans for Liberty serves as an umbrella-type organization covering ultra-conservatives including the Tea Party, the Kansas Policy Institute and the Kansas Republican…