Iola High’s softball team was down 9-0 against Wellsville before the team got a chance to bat. After rain postponed the doubleheader with Wellsville last Tuesday, the game started in the second inning with the…

Iola High’s first batter struck the biggest hit of the day.The game against Wellsville started in the bottom of the second inning from play suspended from last Tuesday due to bad weather. Iola’s Drew Faulhaber…

The one tax increase that seems to be making the most headway is on sales.Everybody needs food and clothing, the thinking goes, and so should be the most fair. That would be true if everybody…

Finding success in the classroom isn’t quite second nature, Jonathan Tidd admits. After all, there’s hard work involved, hours of study, and ideally, understanding and comprehending the subject matter.But the avenue for success is available…

Travis Hermstein has packed a lot of living into his four years of Iola High School.He’s been a part of several clubs, including the Student Council, National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the…

Kent Thompson, and 124 other members of the Kansas House, are in the midst of a waiting game to see what bundle of taxes will be proposed to deal with Fiscal Year 2016’s massive budget…

CHANUTE — Coach Dana Daugharthy brought only three varsity track members to the Chanute Invitational on Saturday, but was pleased with their results.Emery Driskel continues to improve with each race. Driskel finished in second place…

PARSONS — It’s been another good season on the tennis courts for Iola High’s Colby Works. As a singles player, Works punched his ticket to the Class 4A State Tournament on Friday at the regional…

Illinois’s pension program is in dire straits. Kansas should watch, listen and learn.In a unanimous decision, Illinois Supreme Court justices ruled Friday that efforts to reconfigure the state’s pension program violate the state constitution.Yes, the…

Dean and Linda (Dutton) Howarter are celebrating their 60th year of marriage which began on May 22, 1955. They were married in Kincaid, moved to Iowa and then to Illinois where they settled in Monticello.…