Month: November 2015

Several dominoes must fall in order for construction to begin next spring on a grocery store at the old Allen County Hospital site.With demolition of the hospital essentially complete — crews are in the midst…

The Iola Middle School girls basketball team hosted the Pony Stampede tournament Saturday, which featured Royster, Independence and Pittsburg.In the first round for the A teams, Iola lost to Pitt, 39-10. Rebecca Sprague led the…

At this point last year, the Lady Red Devils were 1-8 overall with a whole lot of losing still remaining in front of them.Allen would finish 5-26.So with four wins in nine tries so far…

FORT SCOTT — The Allen Community College men’s basketball team went 2-0 over the weekend to bring its overall season record to 7-2.On Friday, coach Andy Shaw’s defense stepped up late to help Allen defeat…

At a parent-teacher conference the credit, or blame, for a student’s performance most times makes its way back to the parents and whether they are providing a nurturing environment for excellence. Yes, the student gets…

With equal parts reflection and projection, David Toland spoke Friday about Thrive Allen County’s ambitious plans for 2016 and beyond.Toland’s comments came during Thrive’s annual awards banquet at Miller’s On Madison, in front of a…

A group of Humboldt volunteers’ years-long effort to host a museum exhibit dedicated to baseball history netted the group the biggest prize of all Friday evening.The Humboldt Smithsonian Hometown Teams Exhibition, sponsored by the Historic…

The Allen Community College women’s basketball team lost 96-62 to Crowder College on Thursday night at home.The Lady Red Devils dropped to 4-4 on the season.“They literally could have scored as many points as they…

CHANUTE — The Iola Middle School girls basketball team traveled to Chanute on Thursday to take on Royster Middle School.The Ponies’ eighth-grade A team lost, 44-28.Kelsey Morrison recorded a double-double, finishing the game with a…

Dear editor,Amidst the horror of the closing of lola Nursing Center last week and shuffling the residents off to other facilities, one of their own passed away quietly. There was no time for grieving, no…