ERIE — Nick Schemper opened his 2014 golf season with a 15th-place finish Monday at the Erie Invitational.Schemper, a Yates Center High senior, shot a 98.“Nick had some pretty good holes, and some where he…

OSAWATOMIE — Iola High’s junior varsity baseball team picked up a road split Monday.The Mustangs were keyed by the pitching of Coleson Wiggin in the opener, a 6-3 victory over Osawatomie.Wiggin allowed three hits and…

RICHMOND — After losing several talented seniors last year to graduation, Humboldt High’s track and field team was looking for some fresh athletes to fill some important roles.Those newcomers are already making their mark.Humboldt’s Justin…

PITTSBURG — Iola Middle School girls Chloe Hageman and Mia Aronson led the way Monday as the Pony golfers kicked off their season.Hageman carded a 47, good for second among all girls, while Aronson shot…

Iola High senior Quinton Morrison, an All-American yell leader for the IHS cheer squad, is taking his talents to the next level.Morrison signed scholarship papers Monday to join the Independence Community College yell squad next…

The 2014 tennis season is less than two weeks old, and Iola High’s tandem of Bryan Mueller and Colby Works already is in midseason form.The Mustangs’ No. 1 doubles team picked up its ninth, 10th…

The Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department hosted a community baby shower Saturday afternoon for area parents. This was the first year for what organizers hope will be an event.Eight businesses and centers set up booths…

Brad Wilkinson grew up on a farm in northwestern Kansas, where trees are an anomaly.When he arrived at Neosho County Community College 20 years ago to take the reins of its art department, he was…

It took less than an hour Sunday night for state representatives to agree to meet the minimum requirement to fund schools and in the process strip the rights of those who work there.Kansas has eliminated…

Allen Community College’s softball team found some way-too-familiar circumstances over the weekend in a pair of doubleheaders.The Red Devils were done in by a seven-run second inning Friday in their opener of an 8-4 loss…