GARNETT — After a convincing 42-13 win over Anderson County, Iola High’s football team is one week away from possibly making it to the Class 4A Division-II State Football Playoffs for the first time since 2008.…

  Stanley A. Miller, 66, died on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, in Grove, Okla.  Stanley was born on June 27, 1948 in Iola, to father Samuel A. Miller and mother Freda Del Miller. Stanley was…

  David A. Cannon, 60, Parsons, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at Labette Health. Survivors include his wife, Teresa Cannon, of the home. Following cremation, family visitation will be announced at a later date. Arrangements…

  Blanche N. Boman, 85, Las Cruces, N.M., died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, at University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. Blanche was born July 28, 1929, in Moran, to Archie E. Sr. and Ocie…

Iola native Stanley A. Miller, 66, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, in Grove, Okla.Funeral Services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Grove, with Father Alex Kennedy officiating. Stanley will…

Margaret Jean Smoot, 86, formerly of Gas, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, at Iola Nursing Center.Margaret was born Feb. 3, 1928, in Mitchell, S.D., the daughter of Merrill and Helen Marie (Fuehrer) Goodsell. On Aug.…

GARNETT — Iola High’s volleyball team earned two wins to end the regular season Tuesday afternoon.Iola defeated Prairie View, 25-9 and 25-11. Emery Driskel had 12 kills, an ace and an assist. Kyra Moore had…

A last-minute goal in extra time ended Allen Community College’s men’s soccer season on a sour note Wednesday, with a 2-1 loss against Neosho.“I thought we had some opportunities to finish some goals earlier and…

The latest in a series of forums regarding USD 257’s upcoming school bond vote will at 7 o’clock tonight at LaHarpe City Hall.Tonight’s event, sponsored by the school district, is the first of three meetings…

A school district is similar to a household when it comes to budgeting. It, too, has bills and must deal with limited resources. For USD 257, the maintenance of its buildings has required a larger…