Month: April 2017

PITTSBURG — Humboldt sophomore Ryan Sellman continued his impressive start to the season with a second-place finish in Tuesday’s Pittsburg Invitational.After winning tournaments in Caney and Burlington, the Pittsburg event was a bigger challenge for…

The Red Devils have been struggling lately with nine losses in their last 11 games and while the team has been hurt by injuries, coach Clint Stoy isn’t accepting that as an excuse.“You lose Robby…

ERIE — Makaylah McCall couldn’t let the freshman have all the fun in Tuesday’s sweep in Erie.Freshman catcher Winter Snyder got the Cubs rolling in the first inning of game one with a two-run home…

Allen Community College sophomore Raegan Beckley wasn’t going to be denied on Wednesday afternoon against Kansas City Kansas Community College in Iola.Beckley and Blue Devil pitcher Megan Sumonja locked horns for an unbelievable pitcher’s dual…

Voters will get their first taste of selecting city and school officials in November this year.The Legislature struck down spring elections for school and city positions last session, which means anyone interested in serving on…

Easter hunts aplenty will fill the weekend.SaturdayColony’s hunt kicks off at 9:30 a.m. at the Colony ball park for children up to fifth grade.The annual Easter parade at Windsor Place takes place at 10 a.m.…

LAHARPE — LaHarpe City Council members acknowledged Wednesday the city’s rules regarding open burning after dark probably need to change, because the city often is one of the violators.The city’s ordinances ban any open burning…

MORAN — Collaboration is the key for local civic groups to grow and prosper, Barbara Chalker Anderson said Tuesday.Anderson, of the Kansas Department of Commerce, spoke to 23 representatives of 4-H, Kansas Masons and PRIDE…

Lois Bradford is taking advantage of the free time retirement brings. She volunteers at both the Iola Area Ministerial Alliance food bank and the Iola Senior Citizen’s Thrift Store.She began volunteering at the food bank…

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