Month: October 2016

EMPORIA — Humboldt High’s first appearance at the Class 3A State Volleyball Tournament will not extend to a second day. The Lady Cubs dropped three matches in pool play Friday at Emporia’s White Auditorium, falling…

Earlier this month, three local fighters competed at the Blue Corner Battles in Kansas City, Mo. Iola’s Heather Crownover picked up a TKO over Jordan Sosa and Iola’s Alicia Trester (Ellis) won by unanimous decision…

Whatever is on TV this evening can wait, the Iola Mustangs have an opportunity to achieve something that hasn’t happened since the 1980s and it will truly be a shame if Riverside Park isn’t absolutely…

The Mustangs are on the verge of accomplishing what seemed so improbable just a month ago.After a 1-4 start to the season, Iola coach Doug Kerr began talking about an undefeated October, which would be…

Dear editor,As we approach Nov. 8 the attack ads are rolling in. There are several ads saying we must remove Kansas activist judges. A friend pointed out that the word activist should never be used…

Britani Potter, Ottawa, was a good sport when she, for all intents and purposes, was the only candidate who appeared at Wednesday’s forum in the race for the U.S. House of Representatives.Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins sent…

While he wasn’t at Wednesday’s candidate forum, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran loomed large at Wednesday’s forum.“It’s a virtual certainty” voters will elect Moran, his Libertarian challenger, Robert Garrard, said.Nevertheless, Garrard, Democratic challenger Patrick Wiesner and…

There isn’t much Sen. Caryn Tyson and Carla Griffith agreed on when it comes to how best to manage Kansas.Tyson, the Republican incumbent from Parker, and Griffith, a write-in candidate from Ottawa who claims no…

Candidates defended their agendas Wednesday night at a forum sponsored by Allen County Farm Bureau.The forum drew a fair-sized, well-mannered crowd to Iola High School’s lecture hall.Although last to present at the hours-long event, Allen…

Like any well-orchestrated production, Wednesday’s official groundbreaking of G&W Foods on the site of the old hospital had many players whose combined roles put together an impressive performance. A handful of those players spoke at…