INDEPENDENCE — The Iola Middle School boys basketball team hit the road Monday afternoon to face off against Independence Middle School.The Ponies’ eighth-grade A team lost, 45-16.Cal Leonard and Calvin Delich were the team’s two…

Over the weekend, Allen Community College’s basketball program hosted Cloud County Community College.The Red Devils snapped a two-game losing streak and, in the process, earned their first victory in the 2016 calendar year.With its 89-61…

On most game days, the freshman teams will have an hour in between final bell and tipoff.Schools squeeze their contests into cramped middle school gymnasiums and cumbersome time slots so that the varsity squads can…

Allen County commissioners annually strive to keep property tax levies in check. They often spend several meetings dissecting the coming year’s budget, looking for fiscal efficiencies and ensuring that money spent is done so wisely.The…

Kim Marie Gade, 55, Blue Mound, died on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 at her home following a brief illness.Kim was born March 4, 1960, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Eugene and Margaret Schilling. Kim attended high…

Iola should have crosswalks at the intersection of U.S. 54 and Oak Street and at the old Allen County Hospital curve, the Kansas Department of Transportation recommended.The crosswalks should handle the number of kids who…

Carl Slaugh, Iola’s city administrator since 2011, will retire in July.Slaugh, 67, made the announcement at Monday’s City Council meeting, noting his contract required him to give six-month notice of any pending changes in his…

The dream of a career and technical education center for area students took on real life Monday night when it was announced Ray Maloney, LaHarpe businessman, purchased the former Diebolt Lumber & Supply and donated…

The Iola High JV and freshman teams competed Friday at home against Osawatomie and Saturday on the road in a tournament hosted by Central Heights.On Friday, the JV Mustangs squad lost to the Trojans, 46-32.…

This year, Kansas legislators want nothing more than to lay low.And get re-elected.And they’ve been very smart about how they can make that happen through, since 2013, the implementation of a two-year budget, which, they…