NEODESHA — The Mustangs tennis teams’ leaders continued their stellar starts to the season on Saturday.Singles players Isaiah Fawson and Rhett Allen each finished the Neodesha Tournament in third place individually with 2-1 records.They each…

Breaking news: Iola contractor builds dozens of homes that are affordable for most wage earners.That might have been a news flash in the 1960s and later when Willard Horde was building homes on the quick…

HUMBOLDT — Things are heating up at USD 258.Humboldt school board members were given a lot to digest Tuesday when 360 Energy and DeWayne Vaughn of Integrated Consulting Engineers, Inc., vied for the opportunity to…

HUMBOLDT — Another page was turned this week as members of the local historical preservation group continued laying plans for the town’s 160th birthday celebration.The event will unfold starting May 20 at the bandstand on…

While not to the extent of Allen County’s or Iola Industries’ contributions, Iola city council members also will assist with construction of a new G&W Foods grocery store.Council members voted, 5-1, Wednesday to extend utilities…

Beware the con man! Beware the charlatan! Beware the silver-tongued moralizer, the two-bit Jimmy Swaggart, the oily politician and the dollar-drunk preacher! Beware the clever pitchman. This is the subject on which “The Music Man,”…

When Allen County commissioners decided on a 2-0 vote Tuesday to give $180,000 to G&W Foods to support construction of a new grocery store on the site of the old hospital, Commissioner Jim Talkington did…

HUMBOLDT — With Humboldt sophomore Aricah McCall scheduled to have surgery on the ankle she broke during  game two of Monday’s doubleheader against Leon-Bluestem, the Cubs face a transition in their outfield.McCall moved into center…

Local athletic teams have had a tough time getting games played in the past week with all the severe weather the  area has received. Area postponements and cancellations are listed below: Iola High SchoolTuesday’s baseball…

This is part two of a 14-part series following Nina Froggatte’s journey through police training at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, Hutchinson. The police academy is a 14-week part of Kansas University’s curriculum. Froggatte…