There is never truly a must-win situation in high school softball until playoff time, but Tuesday’s home games for the Iola Fillies against the Osawatomie Trojans felt about as close as it gets.“It was really…

WICHITA — The Yates Center track and field team put itself to the test this weekend in the Pre-State Challenge at Wichita.Sophomore Hadley Splechter led the way by winning the 3200 meters with a 9:58…

The decision to leave the Iola Mustang football program and accept the head coaching position at Baldwin High School was not an easy one for Doug Kerr, but he takes solace in leaving the program…

Going into Tuesday’s doubleheader against league-leading Osawatomie, the Mustangs knew they needed a split at minimum to stay in the race for the Pioneer League title. Sophomore Derek Bycroft made sure they didn’t settle for…

Nadine Sutton died Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in Keller, Texas.Funeral services at Wesley United Methodist Church in Iola will be at a later date.

Raymond George Wing Jr., 45, Iola, passed away Feb. 5, 2017, at Allen County Regional Hospital. He was born March 3, 1971, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Raymond and Violet Wing. Two years…

This is part four of a 14-part series following Nina Froggatte’s journey through police training at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, Hutchinson. HUMBOLDT — The week ending April 14 was a long week for…

Iola City Council members gathered Tuesday, figuring they’d take an in-depth look at Iola’s financial stability, economic development and infrastructure. And they did.But first, they held a brief but spirited discussion on whether the eight-member…

A gold star to members of Iola’s City Involvement Task Force.Represented by Shilo Eggers, the CITF updated Allen County commissioners of their plan to make downtown Iola more inviting by placing 26 planters and six…

MORAN — Rolland D. Guder, 65, Bronson, was killed Tuesday morning and his passenger critically injured in a traffic accident east of Moran.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Guder was westbound on U.S. 54 when he…